Etymology

signwriting

sign·writ·ing
S1I1G2N1W4R1I1T1I1N1G2

Today it means: Any form of clear lettering designed to be used on signs. Full definition →

English writing ← Middle English writing ← Old English wrīting
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

signwriting · noun1

  1. Englishsign
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wreyd-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*wrītaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*wrītan
  5. Old Englishwrītan
  6. Old Englishwrīting
  7. Middle Englishwriting
  8. Englishwriting
  9. English todaysignwriting

Compound of sign + writing.

SignWriting · proper noun2

  1. Englishsign
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wreyd-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*wrītaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*wrītan
  5. Old Englishwrītan
  6. Old Englishwrīting
  7. Middle Englishwriting
  8. Englishwriting
  9. English todaySignWriting

Compound of sign + writing. The writing system was invented in 1974 by Valerie Sutton.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.