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Where does “skriva” come from?

skriva (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish skriva, from Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

skriva (Swedish): to write, to type, to copy; to put letters and...

Definitions

  1. to write, to type, to copy; to put letters and...

Ancestry of “skriva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishskrivato write; to paint, to draw
2Old Norseskrifa—
3Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
4Latinscrībō—
5Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

Words derived from “skriva”

  • sjukskrivning
  • avskriva
  • avskrivning
  • föreskriva
  • maskinskrivare
  • brödskrivare
  • skrivtavla
  • skrivare
  • massjukskrivning
  • skrivning
  • kansliskrivare
  • skrivmaskin
  • skrivmaskinist
  • skrivregel
  • regeringsskrivelse
  • skrivelse
  • skrivkramp
  • skrivbok
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