Where does “трепета́ть” come from?
трепета́ть (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic трепетати, from Proto-Slavic *trepetati — to shake, to tremble.
трепета́ть (Russian): to tremble, to quiver, to flicker
Definitions
- to tremble, to quiver, to flicker
Ancestry of “трепета́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | трепетати | to shake |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *trepetati | to shake, to tremble |