Proto-Indo-European
*(s)kreybʰ-
‘to scratch, to tear’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ-.
7 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ-, most familiar first.
- prescribe ← praescrībere ← scrībō ← *skreiβō ← *(s)kréybʰeti
- scribe
- scribble ← scriblen ← scrīben ← scrībillō ← cōnscrībō
- shrift ← sċrift ← sċrīfan ← *skrībaną ← scrībō
- inscribe ← īnscrībō ← scrībō ← *skreiβō ← *(s)kréybʰeti
- scarify ← scarifier ← scarifier ← scarificāre ← scarifāre
- shrive ← schryven ← sċrīfan ← *skrīban ← *skrībaną
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ-