Where does “whistlingly” come from?
whistlingly (English) comes from English whistling, from English whistle, from Middle English whistlen, from Old English hwistlan, from Proto-West Germanic *hwistlōn, from Proto-Germanic hwistlōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- — to hiss, whistle, whisper.
whistlingly (English): With a whistling sound
Definitions
- With a whistling sound
Ancestry of “whistlingly”, step by step
whistlingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English whistling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | whistling | Present participle and gerund of whistle; A... |
| 2 | English | whistle | A device designed to be placed in the mouth and... |
| 3 | Middle English | whistlen | — |
| 4 | Old English | hwistlan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hwistlōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwistlōną | to whistle, hiss |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweys- | to hiss, whistle, whisper |