Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “ḱweys-”
61 words across 16 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- — including whisper, whistle, whispering, whistling, whistleblowing, whispery, whisperer, whisperingly.
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English (33)
- whisper
- whistle
- whispering
- whistling
- whistleblowing
- whispery
- whisperer
- whisperingly
- pennywhistle
- whistlestop
- whispereth
- wistly
- whisperest
- whistly
- whistlingly
- whisperous
- whistlelike
- wishly
- whistleable
- whistlewing
- whistlewood
- semiwhisper
- whistleberries
- bewhisper
- whisperously
- whistlefish
- whistle-blower
- whistle blower
- stage whisper
- postwhistle
- unwhistleable
- whispersome
- whistleblower