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Where does “bibāną” come from?

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

bibāną (Proto-Germanic): to tremble, quake, shiver

Definitions

  1. to tremble, quake, shiver

Ancestry of “bibāną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeyH-to beat, strike, hew; to strike; beat; to fear,...

Words derived from “bibāną”

  • bever
  • bebe
  • beben
  • beving
  • beefaal
  • beven
  • bibberen
  • bibber
  • bibbering
  • zeebeving
  • bäva
  • beveren
  • bifian
  • beofian
  • bēven
  • beven
  • erdbibunga
  • biben
  • bibēn
  • biben
  • biewen
  • bewe
  • bivon
  • bivon
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