writ

writ · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*wrey-
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*writą“fissure, writing”
3. Old English · inherited fromwrit
4. Middle English · inherited fromwrit
5. English todaywrit

From Middle English writ, from Old English writ and ġewrit (“writing”), from Proto-Germanic *writą (“fissure, writing”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrey-, *wrī- (“to scratch, carve, ingrave”). Cognate with Scots writ (“writ, writing, handwriting”), Icelandic rit (“writing, writ, literary work, publication”).

writ · verb²

1. Old English · inherited fromwrite
2. Middle English · inherited fromwrit
3. English todaywrit

From Middle English writ, write, from Old English write.

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