writ

Old English

noun

Definitions

writ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *writą (writing, fissure).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*writą

Gloss

writing, fissure

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

writ English
*wrey- Proto-Indo-European
*writiz Proto-Germanic
*writą Proto-Germanic
gewrit Old English
writ Middle English
rit Old Norse
rit Icelandic
riz Old High German
riss Middle High German
Rass Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch

gewrit