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Where does “shudderful” come from?

shudderful (English) comes from English shudder, from Middle English schoderen, from Middle Dutch schudderen, from Proto-Germanic skudjaną.

shudderful (English): Causing shudders, as of fear or loathing

Definitions

  1. Causing shudders, as of fear or loathing

Ancestry of “shudderful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshudderA shivering tremor, often from fear or horror; A...
2Middle Englishschoderen—
3Middle Dutchschudderen—
4Proto-Germanicskudjaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skudjaną →