Where does “beveren” come from?
beveren (Middle English) comes from Old English bifian, from Proto-West Germanic bibēn, from Proto-Germanic bibāną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyH- — to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,...
beveren (Middle English): to tremble
Definitions
- to tremble
Ancestry of “beveren”, step by step
beveren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English bifian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | bifian | to tremble, shake |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | bibēn | to tremble |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bibāną | to tremble, quake, shiver |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyH- | to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,... |
via Old English beofian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | beofian | to tremble, be moved, shake, quake |