Where does “frémir” come from?
frémir (French) comes from Middle French frémir, from Old French fremir, from Late Latin fremire, from Latin fremere, from Latin fremo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
frémir (French): to quiver; to shiver; to simmer
Definitions
- to quiver; to shiver; to simmer
Ancestry of “frémir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | frémir | to shake; to shiver; to tremble |
| 2 | Old French | fremir | to shake; to shiver; to tremble |
| 3 | Late Latin | fremire | — |
| 4 | Latin | fremere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | fremo | I murmur, mutter, grumble, growl at or after... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrem- | to make noise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |