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Where does “whisker” come from?

Whisker comes from Middle English wisker, whose origin and meaning remain uncertain.

whisker (English): That part of the beard which grows upon the sides...

Definitions

  1. That part of the beard which grows upon the sides...

Ancestry of “whisker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwisker—

Words derived from “whisker”

  • whiskers
  • whiskered
  • bewhiskered
  • whiskery
  • whiskerless
  • whiskering
  • whiskerlike
  • unwhiskered
  • nanowhisker
  • tin whisker
  • whiskeriness
  • wiskit
  • wiska
Every word from Middle English wisker →