Where does “wheeze” come from?
Wheeze comes from Middle English whesen, from Old Norse hvæsa, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes-, a root of uncertain meaning.
wheeze (English): To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or...
Definitions
- To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or...
Ancestry of “wheeze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | whesen | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | hvæsa | to hiss |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hwēsijaną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwes- | to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to... |
Words derived from “wheeze”