Where does “bifian” come from?

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

bifian (Old English): to tremble, shake

Definitions

  1. to tremble, shake

Ancestry of “bifian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbibēnto tremble
2Proto-Germanicbibānąto tremble, quake, shiver
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeyH-to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,...

Words derived from “bifian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bibāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bibēn →
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