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
- One who cries; An officer who proclaims the...
Ancestry of “crier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | criour | — |
| 2 | Old French | crieor | — |
| 3 | Old French | crier | to cry out; to shout |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | critare | — |
| 5 | Latin | quirito | I call upon for help; I scream, shriek; I protest... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwey- | to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,... |
Words derived from “crier”