Where does “поёживаться” come from?

поёживаться (Russian) comes from Russian поёжиться, from Russian ёжиться, from Proto-Slavic *ežiti — to bristle, to horripilate.

поёживаться (Russian): to cringe slightly

Definitions

  1. to cringe slightly

Ancestry of “поёживаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпоёжитьсяto shiver, to shudder
2Russianёжитьсяto shiver; to be shy
3Proto-Slavic*ežitito bristle, to horripilate
Every word from Proto-Slavic *ežiti →Every word from Russian ёжиться →Every word from Russian поёжиться →