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Where does “scremen” come from?

scremen (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch scremen — to yell; shout.

Ancestry of “scremen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchscremento yell; shout

Words derived from “scremen”

  • scream
  • screamer
  • screamy
  • outscream
  • midscream
  • screamfest
  • screameth
  • screamest
  • screamlike
  • screamathon
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