Where does “крик” come from?

крик (Russian) comes from English Creek, from Middle English crike, from Old Norse kriki — bend; nook.

крик (Russian): cry (a shout or scream), outcry, scream, shout, shouting, yell

Definitions

  1. cry (a shout or scream), outcry, scream, shout, shouting, yell

Ancestry of “крик”, step by step

крик traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Creek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCreekOne of a Native American tribe from the...
2Middle Englishcrikemuscular spasm of the neck
3Old Norsekrikibend; nook

via Proto-Slavic krȋkъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrȋkъcry, scream
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—

Words derived from “крик”

Every word from Old Norse kriki →Every word from Middle English crike →Every word from English Creek →