tremble
English
/ˈtɹɛmbl̩/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To shake, quiver, or vibrate.
- (intransitive) To fear; to be afraid.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French trambler derived from Latin tremulō, tremō (tremble, shake) root from Proto-Indo-European *trem- (tremble).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*trem-
Gloss
tremble
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- atremble English
- trembler English
- tremblesome English
- tremblest English
- trembleth English
- trembly English
- tremorous English
- tremorously English
- contremo Latin
- tremere Latin
- tremesco Latin
- tremisco Latin
- tremo Latin
- tremor Latin
- tremulo Latin
- tremulus Latin
- tremulāre Latin
- tremulō Latin
- tremēscō Latin
- tremō Latin
- tremō, tremere Latin
- tremolo Italian
- tremblement French
- trembler French
- trembleur French
- estremecer Spanish, Castilian
- τρέμω Ancient Greek
- τρόμος Ancient Greek
- *krey- Proto-Indo-European
- *ter- Proto-Indo-European
- *trem- Proto-Indo-European
- *tres- Proto-Indo-European
- *tärm- Proto-Indo-European
- trambler Old French
- tremi Esperanto
- tremblier Norman
- trembler Middle French
- treambur Aromanian
- tremblar Old Occitan
- tremblé Louisiana Creole French
- *treme- Proto-Tocharian