Where does “kreißen” come from?
kreißen (German) comes from Middle High German krīzen, from Old High German krīzan, from Volapük kritan, from Volapük -än, from Volapük län, from German land, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant — land, heath; loins.
kreißen (German): to moan, groan in pain; to labour
Definitions
- to moan, groan in pain; to labour
Ancestry of “kreißen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | krīzen | to cry aloud, shout, groan; to cry out loudly |
| 2 | Old High German | krīzan | to cry out, groan, wail |
| 3 | Volapük | kritan | Christian |
| 4 | Volapük | -än | used as the suffix for a country, land (in its multiple senses), notional land |
| 5 | Volapük | län | country |
| 6 | German | land | country territory of a nation |
| 7 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 8 | Old High German | lant | land; country |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |