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Where does “bibēn” come from?

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

bibēn (Proto-West Germanic): to tremble

Definitions

  1. to tremble

Ancestry of “bibēn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bibēn”

  • bebe
  • beben
  • bibēn
  • erdbibunga
  • biben
  • biewen
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