Where does “frémir” come from?

frémir (Middle French) comes from Old French fremir, from Late Latin fremire, from Latin fremere, from Latin fremo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

frémir (Middle French): to shake; to shiver; to tremble

Definitions

  1. to shake; to shiver; to tremble

Ancestry of “frémir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfremirto shake; to shiver; to tremble
2Late Latinfremire—
3Latinfremeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinfremoI murmur, mutter, grumble, growl at or after...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “frémir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem- →Every word from Latin fremo →