Where does “crieth” come from?
Crieth comes from Middle English crien, from Old French crier, from Frankish krītan, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root greyd-.
crieth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “crieth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cry | To shed tears; to weep; To utter loudly; to call... |
| 2 | Middle English | crien | to shout; to cry out |
| 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,... |