Where does “treak” come from?

treak (Peranakan Indonesian) comes from Malay teriak, from Old Swedish iak, from Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

treak (Peranakan Indonesian): scream, shout

Definitions

  1. scream, shout

Ancestry of “treak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayteriak—
2Old SwedishiakI
3Old NorseekI
4Proto-NorseᛖᚲI
5Proto-Germanic*ek—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ek →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ →