Where does “krīschen” come from?
krīschen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German krīskan, from Proto-West Germanic *krīskan, from Proto-Germanic krīskaną, from Proto-Indo-European grey- — to shout.
Ancestry of “krīschen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | krīskan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *krīskan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krīskaną | to scream, shout, screech |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | grey- | to shout |
Words derived from “krīschen”