Where does “crossclaim” come from?

crossclaim (English) comes from English claim, from Middle English claimen, from Old French clamer, from Latin clāmō, from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

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Ancestry of “crossclaim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclaimA demand of ownership made for something; The...
2Middle Englishclaimen—
3Old Frenchclamerto call out; to cry out
4Latinclāmōto cry out, clamor, shout, yell, exclaim
5Proto-Italicklāmāō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₁m-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →
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