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Where does “krītan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “krītan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “krītan”

  • krîten
  • krieten
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