Where does “cryer” come from?

cryer (Middle English) comes from Old French crieor, 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,...

Ancestry of “cryer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcrieor
2Old Frenchcrierto cry out; to shout
3Vulgar Latincritare
4LatinquiritoI call upon for help; I scream, shriek; I protest...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwey-to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwey-Every word from Latin quiritoEvery word from Vulgar Latin critare