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

Definitions

  1. to shout, proclaim

Ancestry of “scrīan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskrīan—
2Proto-Germanicskrīhanąto shout, scream; to cry out, proclaim
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerey-to scream, screech; to scream, caw

Words derived from “scrīan”

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