Where does “*krīskan” come from?

*krīskan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic krīskaną, from Proto-Indo-European grey- — to shout.

*krīskan (Proto-West Germanic): to scream, screech

Definitions

  1. to scream, screech

Ancestry of “*krīskan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickrīskanąto scream, shout, screech
2Proto-Indo-Europeangrey-to shout

Words derived from “*krīskan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European grey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krīskaną →