Where does “biveren” come from?

biveren (Middle English) comes from Old English beofian, from Proto-Germanic bibāną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyH- — to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,...

biveren (Middle English): To shake or tremble

Definitions

  1. To shake or tremble

Ancestry of “biveren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbeofianto tremble, be moved, shake, quake
2Proto-Germanicbibānąto tremble, quake, shiver
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeyH-to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,...

Words derived from “biveren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bibāną →Every word from Old English beofian →