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
- ability to write; literacy
Ancestry of “skrivkunnighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skrivkunnig | able to write; literate |
| 2 | Swedish | skriva | to write, to type, to copy; to put letters and... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | skriva | to write; to paint, to draw |
| 4 | Old Norse | skrifa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skrībaną | to write |
| 6 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |