Where does “tilhviske” come from?

tilhviske (Danish) comes from Danish til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tilhviske (Danish): whisper to someone

Definitions

  1. whisper to someone

Ancestry of “tilhviske”, step by step

tilhviske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtilto, towards; towards; to, until
2Old Norsetilto, towards
3Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
4Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Danish hviske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhvisketo whisper
2Old Norsehvískrato whisper; indefinite genitive plural of hvískr
3Proto-Germanichwīskrōnąto whistle, hiss, whisper
4Proto-Germanichwistlōnąto whistle, hiss
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweys-to hiss, whistle, whisper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą →
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