Where does “wheen” come from?

wheen (Middle English) comes from Old English hwæne, from Old English hwōn — little, few, a little, trifle, somewhat, a little...

Ancestry of “wheen”, step by step

wheen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hwæne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhwæneaccusative singular of hwā; somewhat, a little
2Old Englishhwōnlittle, few, a little, trifle, somewhat, a little...

via Old English hwēne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhwēnea little, somewhat

Words derived from “wheen”

Every word from Old English hwōn →Every word from Old English hwæne →