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Where does “tremb” come from?

tremb (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian trem(b)-, from Proto-Indo-European trem-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.

tremb (Albanian): to frighten, scare; to get a fright

Definitions

  1. to frighten, scare; to get a fright

Ancestry of “tremb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniantrem(b)-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantrem-to tremble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
4Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
5Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
6Proto-Italictermenos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

Words derived from “tremb”

  • drambur
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