Where does “kritan” come from?

kritan (Volapük) comes from Proto-Germanic krītaną, from Proto-Indo-European greyd- — to shout.

kritan (Volapük): Christian

Definitions

  1. Christian

Ancestry of “kritan”, step by step

kritan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic krītaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickrītanąto call out, scream, shout, proclaim
2Proto-Indo-Europeangreyd-to shout

via Volapük krit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VolapükkritChristianity

Words derived from “kritan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European greyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krītaną →