Where does “scrīan” come from?
scrīan (Old High German) comes from Old Dutch skrīan, from Proto-Germanic skrīhaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerey- — to scream, screech; to scream, caw.
scrīan (Old High German): to shout, proclaim
Ancestry of “scrīan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | skrīan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skrīhaną | to shout, scream; to cry out, proclaim |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerey- | to scream, screech; to scream, caw |
Words derived from “scrīan”