Where does “schrīen” come from?

schrīen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German scrīan, from Old Dutch skrīan, from Proto-Germanic skrīhaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerey- — to scream, screech; to scream, caw.

Ancestry of “schrīen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscrīanto shout, proclaim
2Old Dutchskrīan—
3Proto-Germanicskrīhanąto shout, scream; to cry out, proclaim
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kerey-to scream, screech; to scream, caw

Words derived from “schrīen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrīhaną →Every word from Old Dutch skrīan →