Where does “אויסשרײַען” come from?
אויסשרײַען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שרײַען, from Middle High German schrīen, from Old High German scrīan, from Old Dutch skrīan, from Proto-Germanic skrīhaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerey- — to scream, screech; to scream, caw.
אויסשרײַען (Yiddish): cry out
Ancestry of “אויסשרײַען”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | שרײַען | to shout |
| 2 | Middle High German | schrīen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scrīan | to shout, proclaim |
| 4 | Old Dutch | skrīan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skrīhaną | to shout, scream; to cry out, proclaim |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerey- | to scream, screech; to scream, caw |