Where does “biewen” come from?

biewen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German bibēn, from Proto-Germanic bibāną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyH- — to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,...

biewen (Luxembourgish): to shake, to tremble

Definitions

  1. to shake, to tremble

Ancestry of “biewen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbibēnto tremble
2Proto-Germanicbibānąto tremble, quake, shiver
3Proto-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 Old High German bibēn →