Where does “skrivkunnig” come from?

skrivkunnig (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.

skrivkunnig (Swedish): able to write; literate

Definitions

  1. able to write; literate

Ancestry of “skrivkunnig”, step by step

skrivkunnig 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 kunnig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkunnigskilled; having skill; knowledgeable; having...
2Old Norsekunnigrknown

Words derived from “skrivkunnig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →