Words that come from Frankish “krītan”

84 words across 19 languages descend from Frankish krītan — including cry, crying, decry, crier, descry, crieth, criers, crybaby.

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English (30)

French (12)

Middle English (8)

Esperanto (7)

Old French (6)

Middle French (4)

Ido (2)

Catalan (2)

Tok Pisin (2)

Norman (2)

Chinook Jargon (1)

Old Occitan (1)

Scots (1)

Occitan (1)

Romansch (1)

Portuguese (1)

Spanish (1)

Old Spanish (1)

Medieval Latin (1)