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
- <br>; to squeal, to shriek, to scream; to screech
Ancestry of “kreischen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | krīschen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | krīskan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *krīskan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krīskaną | to scream, shout, screech |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | grey- | to shout |
Words derived from “kreischen”