Etymology Explorer › Frankish

Where does “krītan” come from?

krītan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic krītaną, from Proto-Indo-European greyd- — to shout.

krītan (Frankish): to cry out, shout, proclaim; to cry, cry out,...

Definitions

  1. to cry out, shout, proclaim; to cry, cry out,...

Ancestry of “krītan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickrītanąto call out, scream, shout, proclaim
2Proto-Indo-Europeangreyd-to shout

Words derived from “krītan”

  • cry
  • crying
  • decry
  • crier
  • descry
  • crieth
  • criers
  • crybaby
  • criest
  • scry
  • scryer
  • catchcry
  • cryingly
  • decrier
  • decrial
  • descrieth
  • midcry
  • crysome
  • uncrying
  • countercry
  • descriable
  • descrier
  • descriest
  • becry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European greyd- →