Where does “kräischen” come from?

kräischen (Luxembourgish) 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.

kräischen (Luxembourgish): to cry, to weep

Definitions

  1. to cry, to weep

Ancestry of “kräischen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankrīschen—
2Old High Germankrīskan—
3Proto-West Germanic*krīskanto scream, screech
4Proto-Germanickrīskanąto scream, shout, screech
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrey-to shout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European grey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krīskaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krīskan →