Where does “kviskre” come from?

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

kviskre (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of hviske

Definitions

  1. alternative form of hviske

Ancestry of “kviskre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkviskrato 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 →
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