Where does “scelfan” come from?
scelfan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skelbaną — to shiver, tremble.
scelfan (Old English): to shake, quiver, totter
Definitions
- to shake, quiver, totter
Ancestry of “scelfan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skelbaną | to shiver, tremble |