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Where does “skría” come from?

skría (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic skrīhaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerey- — to scream, screech; to scream, caw.

Ancestry of “skría”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skría”

  • skria
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