Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)kreybʰ-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

Probably an extended form of *(s)ker-.

Root

*(s)kreybʰ-[1][2]

to scratch, to tear

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kreybʰ-

*(s)kréybʰ-e-ti (root present)[3][4]
- Balto-Slavic:
  - Lithuanian: skriẽbti
- Proto-Germanic: *hrībaną (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Italic: *skreiβō (see there for further descendants)
Unsorted formations:
- Balto-Slavic:
  - Latgalian: skre(i)beļs
  - Latgalian: skrybyns (“scraper”)
  - Latgalian: skreibsts (“hook”)
  - Proto-Slavic: *xrьbьtъ (see there for further descendants)
- (perhaps) Celtic: *skrībbāti[5] (see there for further descendants)
- (perhaps) Hellenic:[6]
  - Ancient Greek: σκᾰ́ρῑφος (skárīphos)

References

Pokorny, Julius (1959), “(s)kerībh”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 946-947
Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “skrei̯bʰ-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 562
Derksen, Rick (2015), “skriebti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 408
De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “scrībō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 546-547
Matasović, Ranko (2009), “skrībb-ā-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 344
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “σκαρῑφάομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1344

[1] Pokorny, Julius (1959), “(s)kerībh”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 946-947

[2] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “skrei̯bʰ-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 562

[3] Derksen, Rick (2015), “skriebti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 408

[4] De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “scrībō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 546-547

[5] Matasović, Ranko (2009), “skrībb-ā-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 344

[6] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “σκαρῑφάομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1344