tremble

The story

1. Latin · derived fromtremere“quiver, shake”
2. Late Latin · derived fromtremulāre
3. Old French · derived fromtrembler
4. Middle English · inherited fromtremblen
5. English todaytremble

From Middle English tremblen, from Old French trembler, from Late Latin tremulāre, ultimately from Latin tremere (“quiver, shake”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τρέμω (trémō).

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