Where does “skrivkunnighet” come from?

skrivkunnighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish skrivkunnig, 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.

skrivkunnighet (Swedish): ability to write; literacy

Definitions

  1. ability to write; literacy

Ancestry of “skrivkunnighet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskrivkunnigable to write; literate
2Swedishskrivato write, to type, to copy; to put letters and...
3Old Swedishskrivato write; to paint, to draw
4Old Norseskrifa
5Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
6Latinscrībōto write
7Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβōEvery word from Latin scrībō