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Where does “whisky” come from?

Whisky derives from English usquebaugh, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ and wed-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-, meaning to live or be alive.

whisky (English): An alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented...

Definitions

  1. An alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented...

Ancestry of “whisky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвискиwhiskey / whisky; nominative/accusative plural of...
2EnglishwhiskeyA liquor distilled from the fermented mash of...
3EnglisheyAn egg; An island; 1975 August 23, Black, Judie,...
4EnglishtheyA group of people, animals, plants, or objects...
5Englishthe'ePronunciation spelling of there
6EnglishthereIn a place or location at some distance from the...
7Old Englishþærthere
8Proto-West Germanicþārthere
9Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
10Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
11Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
12Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “whisky”

  • whiskified
  • whiskyfied
  • whiskyless
  • whiskería
  • whisky
  • виски
  • whiskey
  • whisky
  • Whisky
  • whiskey
  • uísque
  • whisky
  • 威士忌
  • viskipullo
  • viskisieppo
  • viski
  • whisky
  • ウイスキー
  • whisky
  • whisky
  • whisky
  • виски
  • viski
  • whisky
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