Where does “scryen” come from?
scryen (Middle English) comes from Middle English ascrien, from Old French escrier, from Old French es, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
Ancestry of “scryen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ascrien | — |
| 2 | Old French | escrier | to cry out; to shout out loud |
| 3 | Old French | es | in the |
| 4 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “scryen”