Where does “bibbern” come from?

bibbern (German) comes from Low German bibbern, from Middle Dutch bēven, from Old Dutch bivon, from Proto-West Germanic bibēn, from Proto-Germanic bibāną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyH- — to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,...

bibbern (German): to shiver; to jitter

Definitions

  1. to shiver; to jitter

Ancestry of “bibbern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanbibbern—
2Middle Dutchbēvento shake, to shiver, to tremble
3Old Dutchbivon—
4Proto-West Germanicbibēnto tremble
5Proto-Germanicbibānąto tremble, quake, shiver
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeyH-to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bibāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bibēn →