Where does “hviske” come from?
hviske (Danish) comes from Old Norse hvískra, from Proto-Germanic hwīskrōną, from Proto-Germanic hwistlōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- — to hiss, whistle, whisper.
hviske (Danish): to whisper
Ancestry of “hviske”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hvískra | to whisper; indefinite genitive plural of hvískr |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwīskrōną | to whistle, hiss, whisper |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwistlōną | to whistle, hiss |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweys- | to hiss, whistle, whisper |