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English word cry comes from Proto-Indo-European *greyd-, Proto-Indo-European *greid-, Frankish krītan, Late Latin *crido, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) crier (To cry out; to shout.)
*greyd- (Proto-Indo-European)
to shout
*greid- (Proto-Indo-European)
to shout
krītan (Frankish)
*crido (Late Latin)
*krīstaną (Proto-Germanic)
*krītan (Frankish)
*kritan (Frankish)
crido (Latin)
cridare (Malayalam)
crier (Old French)
To cry out; to shout.
crien (Middle English)
To shout; to cry out.
cry (English)
(collectively) A group of hounds.. (obsolete) Common report; gossip.. (obsolete, derogatory) A pack or company of people.. (of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.. A desperate or urgent request.. A shedding of tears; the act of crying.. A shout or scream.. Words shouted or screamed. (ambitransitive) To shout, scream, yell.. (intransitive) To shed tears; to weep.. [...]