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

kreischen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German krīschen

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

via German Kreis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKreiscircle; range, scope; a type of territorial...
2Middle High Germankreiz—
3Old High Germankreiz—
4Proto-GermanickraitazA scoring; circle; ring

Words derived from “kreischen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European grey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krīskaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krīskan →