Where does “whisking” come from?
Whisking derives from English whisk, which comes from Old Norse visk, from Proto-Germanic wiskō, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root weys-.
whisking (English): present participle of whisk; The motion of...
Definitions
- present participle of whisk; The motion of...
Ancestry of “whisking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | whisk | A quick, light sweeping motion; A kitchen... |
| 2 | Old Norse | visk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wiskō | bundle of hay, wisp |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wiskaz | bundle of hay/straw, wisp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weys- | to raise, increase; to produce, procreate |