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Old English writ (inherited)
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Old English ġewrit (mention)
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Middle English writ (inherited)
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Middle English iwrit (mention)
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Middle English ȝewrit (mention)
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Proto-Germanic *writą (inherited)
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Proto-Indo-European *wrey- (derived)
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Proto-Indo-European *wrī- (mention)
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Icelandic rit (cognate)