Where does “skjelva” come from?

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

skjelva (Norwegian Nynorsk): to quake, tremble, quiver, shake

Definitions

  1. to quake, tremble, quiver, shake

Ancestry of “skjelva”, step by step

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