Where does “skriva av” come from?

skriva av (Swedish) comes from Swedish skriva, 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 av (Swedish): to depreciate, write off

Definitions

  1. to depreciate, write off

Ancestry of “skriva av”, step by step

skriva av traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skriva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskrivato write, to type, to copy; to put letters and...
2Old Swedishskrivato write; to paint, to draw
3Old Norseskrifa—
4Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
5Latinscrībōto write
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Swedish av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavfrom; starting at; by
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →