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

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

Words derived from “krīskan”

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