Where does “skjelve” come from?

skjelve (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse skjálfa, from Proto-Germanic skelbaną — to shiver, tremble.

skjelve (Norwegian Bokmål): to shake, quake, tremble, quiver

Definitions

  1. to shake, quake, tremble, quiver

Ancestry of “skjelve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskjálfashiver, shake, quiver
2Proto-Germanicskelbanąto shiver, tremble
Every word from Proto-Germanic skelbaną →Every word from Old Norse skjálfa →