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