Where does “skælve” come from?

skælve (Danish) comes from Old Danish skialuæ, from Old Norse skjálfa, from Proto-Germanic skelbaną — to shiver, tremble.

skælve (Danish): to tremble, to quake

Definitions

  1. to tremble, to quake

Ancestry of “skælve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishskialuæ—
2Old Norseskjálfashiver, shake, quiver
3Proto-Germanicskelbanąto shiver, tremble

Words derived from “skælve”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skelbaną →Every word from Old Norse skjálfa →Every word from Old Danish skialuæ →