Where does “shiver” come from?
I can't write this entry because there's a fundamental mismatch: you've given me the etymology chain for "chavel/chafe" but asked me to write the summary for "shiver," which is a different word with a different etymology.
Could you clarify which word you'd like me to etymologize? If it's "shiver," I'll need the correct chain. If it's "chavel" or "chafe," I can work with the chain you provided (though I'd note the entry shows "chavel" as the Middle English form, not "shiver").
shiver (English): To tremble or shake, especially when cold or...
Definitions
- To tremble or shake, especially when cold or...
Ancestry of “shiver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chavel | The jaw, especially of an animal; To chew |
| 2 | Middle English | chavel | cheek, jaw |
| 3 | Old English | ċeafl | a bill, beak, snout, jaw, jaw-bone, cheek,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kafl | jaw |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kaflaz | jaw |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵóp-wl̥ ~ ǵép-uns | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵep- | to eat, chew |
Words derived from “shiver”