Where does “jordbävning” come from?
jordbävning (Swedish) comes from Swedish bäva, from Icelandic bifa, from French biffer, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
jordbävning (Swedish): an earthquake
Definitions
- an earthquake
Ancestry of “jordbävning”, step by step
jordbävning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bäva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bäva | to tremble, quiver, shudder; to be uneasy or... |
| 2 | Icelandic | bifa | to budge |
| 3 | French | biffer | to cross out, strike through; to cancel, annul |
| 4 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 6 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |