Where does “skrīan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “skrīan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskrīhanąto shout, scream; to cry out, proclaim
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kerey-to scream, screech; to scream, caw

Words derived from “skrīan”

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