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Where does “skrivare” come from?

skrivare (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.

skrivare (Swedish): a scribe; one who writes; a printer

Definitions

  1. a scribe; one who writes; a printer

Ancestry of “skrivare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skrivare”

  • maskinskrivare
  • brödskrivare
  • kansliskrivare
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