Where does “krijten” come from?
krijten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch criten, from Old Dutch crītan, from Volapük kritan, from Volapük -än, from Volapük län, from German land, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant — land, heath; loins.
krijten (Dutch): to cry aloud, shriek; to cry, weep; to draw or...
Definitions
- to cry aloud, shriek; to cry, weep; to draw or...
Ancestry of “krijten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | criten | to scream, to cry |
| 2 | Old Dutch | crītan | — |
| 3 | Volapük | kritan | Christian |
| 4 | Volapük | -än | used as the suffix for a country, land , notional... |
| 5 | Volapük | län | country |
| 6 | German | land | — |
| 7 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 8 | Old High German | lant | land; country |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |