Where does “wisperen” come from?

wisperen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wisperen, from Old Dutch *wisperon, from Proto-West Germanic *hwisprōn, from Proto-Germanic hwisprōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- — to hiss, whistle, whisper.

wisperen (Dutch): to whisper

Definitions

  1. to whisper

Ancestry of “wisperen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwisperen—
2Old Dutch*wisperon—
3Proto-West Germanic*hwisprōn—
4Proto-Germanichwisprōnąto whistle, hiss, whisper
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweys-to hiss, whistle, whisper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwisprōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hwisprōn →
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