Where does “whimper” come from?
Whimper comes from English -er, Chinese 兒, Old French -er, Latin -are, Latin -are, Latin -arius, Latin -us, and Proto-Italic -os.
whimper (English): A low intermittent sob; To cry or sob softly and...
Definitions
- A low intermittent sob; To cry or sob softly and...
Ancestry of “whimper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | whimp | Misspelling of wimp |
Words derived from “whimper”