Where does “krītan” come from?

krītan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic krītaną, from Proto-Indo-European greyd- — to shout.

krītan (Old Saxon): to scream

Definitions

  1. to scream

Ancestry of “krītan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickrītanąto call out, scream, shout, proclaim
2Proto-Indo-Europeangreyd-to shout

Words derived from “krītan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European greyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krītaną →