Where does “whisk” come from?

Whisk comes from Old Norse visk, from Proto-Germanic wiskō, from Proto-Indo-European weys-, a root of uncertain meaning related to turning or moving.

whisk (English): A quick, light sweeping motion; A kitchen...

Definitions

  1. A quick, light sweeping motion; A kitchen...

Ancestry of “whisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevisk—
2Proto-Germanicwiskōbundle of hay, wisp
3Proto-Germanicwiskazbundle of hay/straw, wisp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “whisk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →