Where does “bekrijsen” come from?
bekrijsen (Dutch) comes from Dutch krijsen, from Middle Dutch crischen, from Old Dutch *crīscan, from Proto-West Germanic *krīskan, from Proto-Germanic krīskaną, from Proto-Indo-European grey- — to shout.
bekrijsen (Dutch): to scream at
Definitions
- to scream at
Ancestry of “bekrijsen”, step by step
bekrijsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch krijsen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | krijsen | to scream, shriek |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | crischen | to scream, to shriek |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *crīscan | to scream, to screech |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *krīskan | to scream, screech |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krīskaną | to scream, shout, screech |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | grey- | to shout |
via Dutch be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be | — |