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Where does “krīskaną” come from?

krīskaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European grey- — to shout.

krīskaną (Proto-Germanic): to scream, shout, screech

Definitions

  1. to scream, shout, screech

Ancestry of “krīskaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangrey-to shout

Words derived from “krīskaną”

  • kreische
  • kreißen
  • kreischen
  • krīzan
  • krīskan
  • krīzen
  • krīschen
  • kräischen
  • kreische
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