Where does “hvisking” come from?

hvisking (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hviske, from Old Norse hvískra, from Proto-Germanic hwīskrōną, from Proto-Germanic hwistlōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- — to hiss, whistle, whisper.

hvisking (Norwegian Bokmål): a whisper

Definitions

  1. a whisper

Ancestry of “hvisking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhvisketo whisper
2Old Norsehvískrato whisper; indefinite genitive plural of hvískr
3Proto-Germanichwīskrōnąto whistle, hiss, whisper
4Proto-Germanichwistlōnąto whistle, hiss
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweys-to hiss, whistle, whisper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwistlōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwīskrōną →