Words that come from Proto-Germanic “krītaną”

94 words across 29 languages descend from Proto-Germanic krītaną — 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)

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Ido (2)

Catalan (2)

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Dutch (1)

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Middle Dutch (1)

German Low German (1)

Old Occitan (1)

German (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Scots (1)

Occitan (1)

Romansch (1)

Portuguese (1)

Spanish (1)

Old Spanish (1)

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Medieval Latin (1)

Old High German (1)

Middle High German (1)

Middle Low German (1)