Where does “заверещать” come from?

заверещать (Russian) comes from Russian вереща́ть, from Proto-Slavic *verščati — to scream?, to shriek?, to yell?.

заверещать (Russian): to begin to squeal; to begin to chirp

Definitions

  1. to begin to squeal; to begin to chirp

Ancestry of “заверещать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвереща́тьto squeal to scream a high-pitched squeal
2Proto-Slavic*verščatito scream?, to shriek?, to yell?
Every word from Proto-Slavic *verščati →Every word from Russian вереща́ть →