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Where does “kriegar” come from?

kriegar (Ido) comes from Ido kriar, from Esperanto krii, from French crier, from Middle French crier, from Old French crier, from Vulgar Latin critare, from Latin quirito, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwey- — to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...

kriegar (Ido): to scream, yell, bellow, whoop, shriek

Definitions

  1. to scream, yell, bellow, whoop, shriek

Ancestry of “kriegar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idokriarto cry, cry out
2Esperantokriito cry, shout, yell; to shout, yell
3Frenchcrierto cry out; to shout; to creak
4Middle Frenchcrier—
5Old Frenchcrierto cry out; to shout
6Vulgar Latincritare—
7LatinquiritoI call upon for help; I scream, shriek; I protest...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwey-to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...
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