Where does “skria” come from?

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

skria (Old Swedish): to scream

Definitions

  1. to scream

Ancestry of “skria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskría—
2Proto-Germanicskrīhanąto shout, scream; to cry out, proclaim
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerey-to scream, screech; to scream, caw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrīhaną →Every word from Old Norse skría →