Where does “*crīscan” come from?

*crīscan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *krīskan, from Proto-Germanic krīskaną, from Proto-Indo-European grey- — to shout.

*crīscan (Old Dutch): to scream, to screech

Definitions

  1. to scream, to screech

Ancestry of “*crīscan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*krīskanto scream, screech
2Proto-Germanickrīskanąto scream, shout, screech
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrey-to shout

Words derived from “*crīscan”

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