Where does “scrīan” come from?

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

scrīan (Old Dutch): to scream

Definitions

  1. to scream

Ancestry of “scrīan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskrīhanąto shout, scream; to cry out, proclaim
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kerey-to scream, screech; to scream, caw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrīhaną →