Where does “krîten” come from?

krîten (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon krītan, from Proto-Germanic krītaną, from Proto-Indo-European greyd- — to shout.

krîten (Middle Low German): to cry out; to shriek, cry out

Definitions

  1. to cry out; to shriek, cry out

Ancestry of “krîten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonkrītanto scream
2Proto-Germanickrītanąto call out, scream, shout, proclaim
3Proto-Indo-Europeangreyd-to shout

Words derived from “krîten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European greyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krītaną →Every word from Old Saxon krītan →
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