bever
English
/ˈbiːvə/, /ˈbiːvɚ/, /ˈbɛ(ː)vəɹ/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To tremble; shake; quiver; shiver.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English beveren (tremble) derived from Old English beofian derived from Proto-Germanic *bibāną (shiver, quake) affix from English bive.
Origin
English
bive
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bevering English
- bive English
- confoedero Latin
- foedifragus Latin
- foeditas Latin
- foedus Latin
- Föderation German
- beben German
- erbeben German
- fedo Italian
- beefaal Dutch, Flemish
- beven Dutch, Flemish
- beving Dutch, Flemish
- bibberen Dutch, Flemish
- bibbering Dutch, Flemish
- федерали́зм Russian
- feo Spanish, Castilian
- *bʰeyh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- føderal Norwegian Bokmål
- føderasjon Norwegian Bokmål
- *bibāną Proto-Germanic
- *bʰeyH- Proto-Germanic
- bäva Swedish
- føderal Norwegian Nynorsk
- føderasjon Norwegian Nynorsk
- beofian Old English
- bifian Old English
- *beverynge Middle English
- beveren Middle English
- bivien Middle English
- bifa Old Norse
- føderal Danish
- bifa Icelandic
- bifreið Icelandic
- bēven Middle Dutch
- biben Old High German
- bibēn Old High German
- bewe Afrikaans
- biben Middle High German
- *bibēn gmw-pro
- *bivon Old Dutch
- feo Old Portuguese
- beven Middle Low German
- bivon Old Saxon
- *foiðos Proto-Italic
- feu Asturian
- feu Sardinian