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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/krītaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *greyd-, *grey- (“to shout”). Cognate with Middle Irish grith (“a cry”), Welsh gryd (“a scream”), Latin gingriō (“cackle; squawk; quack”, verb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkriː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*krītaną[1]

  1. to call out, scream, shout, proclaim

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *krītan
  • Gothic: 𐌺𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (kreitan)
  • → Russian: крик, кричать (krik, kričatʹ)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*krītanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 222
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