Where does “skelva” come from?

skelva (Faroese) comes from Old Norse skjálfa, from Proto-Germanic skelbaną — to shiver, tremble.

skelva (Faroese): to tremble

Definitions

  1. to tremble

Ancestry of “skelva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskjálfashiver, shake, quiver
2Proto-Germanicskelbanąto shiver, tremble
Every word from Proto-Germanic skelbaną →Every word from Old Norse skjálfa →
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