Where does “whimpering” come from?
Whimpering derives from English whimper, formed with the English agent suffix -er, ultimately tracing to Latin -ārius through Old French -er and Latin -āre.
whimpering (English): present participle of whimper; The sound of one...
Definitions
- present participle of whimper; The sound of one...
Ancestry of “whimpering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | whimper | A low intermittent sob; To cry or sob softly and... |
| 2 | English | whimp | Misspelling of wimp |
Words derived from “whimpering”