Where does “kriĉi” come from?

kriĉi (Esperanto) comes from German kreischen, from Middle High German krīschen, from Old High German krīskan, from Proto-West Germanic *krīskan, from Proto-Germanic krīskaną, from Proto-Indo-European grey- — to shout.

kriĉi (Esperanto): to squeal, shriek, scream

Definitions

  1. to squeal, shriek, scream

Ancestry of “kriĉi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankreischen<br>; to squeal, to shriek, to scream; to screech
2Middle High Germankrīschen—
3Old High Germankrīskan—
4Proto-West Germanic*krīskanto scream, screech
5Proto-Germanickrīskanąto scream, shout, screech
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrey-to shout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European grey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krīskaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krīskan →