Where does “whisperen” come from?

whisperen (Middle English) comes from Old English hwisprian, from Proto-Germanic hwisprōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- — to hiss, whistle, whisper.

Ancestry of “whisperen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhwisprianto whisper
2Proto-Germanichwisprōnąto whistle, hiss, whisper
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweys-to hiss, whistle, whisper

Words derived from “whisperen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwisprōną →Every word from Old English hwisprian →