Where does “ёжиться” come from?

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

ёжиться (Russian): to shiver; to be shy

Definitions

  1. to shiver; to be shy

Ancestry of “ёжиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*ežitito bristle, to horripilate

Words derived from “ёжиться

Every word from Proto-Slavic *ežiti