Where does “krīzan” come from?
krīzan (Old High German) comes from Volapük kritan, from Volapük -än, from Volapük län, from German land, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą — land, heath; loins.
krīzan (Old High German): to cry out, groan, wail
Ancestry of “krīzan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Volapük | kritan | Christian |
| 2 | Volapük | -än | used as the suffix for a country, land , notional... |
| 3 | Volapük | län | country |
| 4 | German | land | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 6 | Old High German | lant | land; country |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
Words derived from “krīzan”