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

  1. to shake, to shiver, to tremble

Ancestry of “beven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbēvento shake, to shiver, to tremble
2Old Dutchbivon—
3Proto-West Germanicbibēnto tremble
4Proto-Germanicbibānąto tremble, quake, shiver
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeyH-to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,...

Words derived from “beven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bibāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bibēn →