Where does “beofian” come from?

beofian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic bibāną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyH- — to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,...

beofian (Old English): to tremble, be moved, shake, quake

Definitions

  1. to tremble, be moved, shake, quake

Ancestry of “beofian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbibānąto tremble, quake, shiver
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeyH-to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,...

Words derived from “beofian

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyH-Every word from Proto-Germanic bibāną
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