Where does “quiver” come from?

quiver (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman quivre, from Old Dutch cocare.

quiver (Middle English): A quiver; A vulva; fast, speedy, rapid

Definitions

  1. A quiver; A vulva; fast, speedy, rapid

Ancestry of “quiver”, step by step

quiver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Anglo-Norman quivre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanquivrequiver
2Old Dutchcocare—

via Old English cwifer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwifer—

Words derived from “quiver”

Every word from Old Dutch cocare →Every word from Anglo-Norman quivre →