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Where does “kreischen” come from?

kreischen (German) comes 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.

kreischen (German): <br>; to squeal, to shriek, to scream; to screech

Definitions

  1. <br>; to squeal, to shriek, to scream; to screech

Ancestry of “kreischen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankrīschen—
2Old High Germankrīskan—
3Proto-West Germanic*krīskan—
4Proto-Germanickrīskanąto scream, shout, screech
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrey-to shout

Words derived from “kreischen”

  • kreische
Every word from Proto-Indo-European grey- →