Where does “crier” come from?

Crier comes from Middle English cryer, from Old French crieor, from Old French crier, from Frankish krītan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European greyd-.

crier (English): One who cries; An officer who proclaims the...

Definitions

  1. One who cries; An officer who proclaims the...

Ancestry of “crier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcriourA yeller or crier; one who shouts
2Old Frenchcrieor
3Old Frenchcrierto cry out; to shout
4Vulgar Latincritare
5LatinquiritoI call upon for help; I scream, shriek; I protest...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwey-to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...

Words derived from “crier

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwey-