Where does “schreien” come from?

schreien (German) comes from Middle High German schrīen, from Old High German scrīan, from Old Dutch skrīan, from Proto-Germanic skrīhaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerey- — to scream, screech; to scream, caw.

schreien (German): to shout; to yell; to cry; to scream; to howl

Definitions

  1. to shout; to yell; to cry; to scream; to howl

Ancestry of “schreien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschrīen—
2Old High Germanscrīanto shout, proclaim
3Old Dutchskrīan—
4Proto-Germanicskrīhanąto shout, scream; to cry out, proclaim
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kerey-to scream, screech; to scream, caw

Words derived from “schreien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrīhaną →Every word from Old Dutch skrīan →
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