quake

Meanings

Noun

• A trembling or shaking.
• An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.

Verb

• To tremble or shake.
• To be in a state of fear, shock, amazement, etc., such as might cause one to tremble.

Origin

• From Middle English quaken, from Old English cwacian, from Proto-Germanic *kwakōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷog-, related to Old English cweċċan (see quitch), Dutch kwakkelen, German Quackelei, Danish kvakle, Latin vēxō, Irish bogadh.