Where does “skiælva” come from?

skiælva (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse skjálfa, from Proto-Germanic skelbaną — to shiver, tremble.

skiælva (Old Swedish): to shiver, tremble

Definitions

  1. to shiver, tremble

Ancestry of “skiælva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskjálfashiver, shake, quiver
2Proto-Germanicskelbanąto shiver, tremble

Words derived from “skiælva”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skelbaną →Every word from Old Norse skjálfa →