Where does “krīskan” come from?
krīskan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *krīskan, from Proto-Germanic krīskaną, from Proto-Indo-European grey- — to shout.
Ancestry of “krīskan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *krīskan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | krīskaną | to scream, shout, screech |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | grey- | to shout |
Words derived from “krīskan”