Where does “vislaus” come from?

vislaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vislata, from Swedish vissla, from Old Swedish hvisla, from Old Norse hvísla, from Proto-Germanic hwistlōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- — to hiss, whistle, whisper.

vislaus (Finnish): whistling

Definitions

  1. whistling

Ancestry of “vislaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvislatato whistle
2Swedishvisslaa whistle; a device designed to be placed in the...
3Old Swedishhvislato whistle
4Old Norsehvíslato whisper; whisper
5Proto-Germanichwistlōnąto whistle, hiss
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweys-to hiss, whistle, whisper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwistlōną →Every word from Old Norse hvísla →