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English word write comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂i-h₂uer, Proto-Indo-European *wreyd-, and later Proto-Germanic *wrītaną (To engrave, inscribe, write. To scratch, carve.)
*h₂i-h₂uer (Proto-Indo-European)
*wreyd- (Proto-Indo-European)
*wrey- (Proto-Indo-European)
to rip, tear
*wrītaną (Proto-Germanic)
To engrave, inscribe, write. To scratch, carve.
wrītan (Old English)
writan (Old English)
To write.
writen (Middle English)
Write.
write (English)
(ambitransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.. (computing, intransitive, with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.. (intransitive) To be an author.. (transitive) To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).. (transitive) To send written information to.. (transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.. (transitive, South [...]