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Where does “shudderen” come from?

shudderen (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch schudderen, from Proto-Germanic skudjaną.

Ancestry of “shudderen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschudderen—
2Proto-Germanicskudjaną—

Words derived from “shudderen”

  • shudder
  • shuddery
  • shuddersome
  • shudderest
  • shudderful
  • shuddereth
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