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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankrīskan—
2Proto-West Germanic*krīskanto scream, screech
3Proto-Germanickrīskanąto scream, shout, screech
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrey-to shout

Words derived from “krīschen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European grey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krīskaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krīskan →