{"id":2379,"date":"2022-11-26T17:44:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2379"},"modified":"2022-11-26T20:20:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T20:20:44","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-quiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2379","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Quiver"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Quiver\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-11-26T17:44:00+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure we investigate the origins of the word quiver.\n\n\n\nA quiver [\u02c8kw\u026av\u0259 \/ \u02c8kw\u026av\u025a] is:\n\n \tA portable case for holding arrows\n \tA collection or store\n\nTo quiver means:\n\n \tTo shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement\n \tTo tremble, as f...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiver.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8919\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2379-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiver.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiver.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiver.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiver.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2379-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiver.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"quiver.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure we investigate the origins of the word <strong>quiver<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/101561334@N08\/19798751371\/in\/photolist-vRUB9h-vcDpye-vS6aYV-waxM1g-6RoV7B-6RoVh4-6RsNcy\" title=\"Mongol Bow and Arrow Quiver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3689\/19798751371_fcc0abb496_z.jpg\" alt=\"Mongol Bow and Arrow Quiver\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>quiver<\/strong> [\u02c8kw\u026av\u0259 \/ \u02c8kw\u026av\u025a] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A portable case for holding arrows<\/li>\n<li>A collection or store<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To <strong>quiver<\/strong> means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement<\/li>\n<li>To tremble, as from cold or strong emotion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Quiver<\/strong> as an adjective means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>fast, speedy, rapid<\/li>\n<li>energetic, vigourous, vibrant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>quiver<\/strong> for arrows comes from the Middle English <em>quiver\/whiver<\/em> (a quiver, arrow case, case for a bow) from the Anglo-Norman <em>quivre<\/em> (a quiver), from the Old Dutch <em>cocere\/kokere<\/em> (a quiver, case) from the Proto-West Germanic <em>*kukur<\/em> (container), possibly from Hunnic and\/or ultimately from Proto-Mongolic <em>*k\u00f6kex\u00fcr<\/em> (leather vessel for liquids, snuff bottle) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/quiver#Etymology_1\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same Proto-Mongolic root include <strong>\u0445\u04e9\u0445\u04af\u04af\u0440 \/ <span style=\"writing-mode: vertical-lr;\">\u182c\u1825\u182c\u1826\u1826\u1837<\/span><\/strong> [xoxur] (leather bag for holding liquid, wineskin, waterskin, snuffbox) in Mongolian, <strong>koker<\/strong> [\u02c8ko\u02d0.k\u0259r] (tube, cylinder, quiver) in Dutch, <strong>K\u00f6cher<\/strong> [\u02c8k\u0153\u00e7\u0250] (a quiver) in German, and <strong>kukkaro<\/strong> [\u02c8kuk\u02d0\u0251ro] (purse) in Finnish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic\/k%C3%B6kex%C3%BCr\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The verb <strong>to quiver<\/strong> and the adjective <strong>quiver<\/strong> (fast, energetic, vigourous) come from the Middle English <em>quvier\/cwiver<\/em> (active, agile, lively, brisk, quick), from the Old English <em>*cwifer<\/em>, possibly related to <em>cwic<\/em> (alive. living, intelligent, keen), from which we get the modern English word <strong>quick<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/quiver#Etymology_2\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SVC-taxqUJ8\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SVC-taxqUJ8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> [afflilate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You 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\u02c8kw\u026av\u025a] is:\n\n \tA portable case for holding arrows\n \tA collection or store\n\nTo quiver means:\n\n \tTo shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement\n \tTo tremble, as f...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiver.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8920\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2379-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiver.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiver.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiver.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiver.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2379-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/quiver.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"quiver.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure we investigate the origins of the word quiver. A quiver [\u02c8kw\u026av\u0259 \/ \u02c8kw\u026av\u025a] is: A portable case for holding arrows A collection or store To quiver means: To shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement To tremble, as from cold or strong emotion. Quiver as an adjective means: fast, speedy, rapid energetic, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,124,47,20,56,125,24,4,58,132,131,55,1,130,119],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-anglo-norman-norman","category-dutch","category-english","category-etymology","category-finnish-suomi","category-german","category-language","category-middle-english","category-mongolian----","category-old-dutch","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-podcast","category-proto-mongolic","category-proto-west-germanic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2379"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2384,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379\/revisions\/2384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}