schreien
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃʁaɪ̯ən/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (transitive) to shout; to yell; to cry; to scream; to howl
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German schrien inherited from Old High German scrian derived from Proto-Germanic *skrīhaną (cry out, proclaim).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skrīhaną
Gloss
cry out, proclaim
Kanji
宣
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- midscream English
- outscream English
- rescream English
- scream English
- screamathon English
- screamer English
- screamest English
- screameth English
- screamfest English
- screamlike English
- screamy English
- screech English
- screecher English
- screecheth English
- screechy English
- Geschrei German
- Geschreie German
- Zetergeschrei German
- niederschreien German
- *(s)kerey- Proto-Indo-European
- *skrīhaną Proto-Germanic
- lavskrika Swedish
- skrika Swedish
- screon Old English
- scremen Middle English
- skriken Middle English
- *skría Old Norse
- skríkja Old Norse
- sgrech Welsh
- scrian Old High German
- scrīan Old High German
- schrien Middle High German
- schrīen Middle High German
- אויסשרײַען Yiddish
- שרײַען Yiddish
- *scrīan Old Dutch
- *skrīan Old Dutch
- schriie Alemannic German
- *skrīan Frankish