Where does “shiver” come from?

shiver (English) comes from English chavel, from Middle English chavel, from Old English ċeafl, from Proto-West Germanic kafl, from Proto-Germanic kaflaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns, from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- — to eat, chew.

shiver (English): To tremble or shake, especially when cold or...

Definitions

  1. To tremble or shake, especially when cold or...

Ancestry of “shiver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchavelThe jaw, especially of an animal; To chew
2Middle Englishchavelcheek, jaw
3Old Englishċeafla bill, beak, snout, jaw, jaw-bone, cheek,...
4Proto-West Germanickafljaw
5Proto-Germanickaflazjaw
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵep-to eat, chew

Words derived from “shiver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaflaz →