Where does “skjæve” come from?

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

Ancestry of “skjæve”, step by step

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