Where does “bewe” come from?
bewe (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch beven, from Middle Dutch bēven, from Old Dutch bivon, from Proto-West Germanic bibēn, from Proto-Germanic bibāną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyH- — to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,...
bewe (Afrikaans): tremble; shiver
Definitions
- tremble; shiver
Ancestry of “bewe”, step by step
bewe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch beven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beven | to shake, to shiver, to tremble |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bēven | to shake, to shiver, to tremble |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bivon | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bibēn | to tremble |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bibāną | to tremble, quake, shiver |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyH- | to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,... |