English
Shriver
Shriver comes from German Schreiber ‘writer, author, scribe, scrivener’, from Proto-Italic *skreiβō ‘to carve’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kréybʰetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*skreiβō‘to carve’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscrībō‘to write’
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*skrīban‘to write’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050scrīban
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350schrīben
- Germanc. 1650–presentschreiben‘to write’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentSchreiber‘writer, author, scribe, scrivener’
- EnglishtodayShriver
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kréybʰetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*skreiβō‘to carve’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscrībō‘to write’
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*skrīban‘to write’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050scrīban
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350schrīben
- Germanc. 1650–presentschreiben‘to write’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentSchreiber‘writer, author, scribe, scrivener’
- EnglishtodayShriver
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti
through Proto-Italic *skreiβō ‘to carve’
prescription, scripture, transcript, inscription, conscription, scriptural, ascribe, transcribe, nondescript, conscript, inscribe, descript, 28 more
through Latin scrībō ‘to write’
description, script, prescribe, scribe, scribble, scrivener, shrift, 38 more
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti / Shriver