Where does “kviskre” come from?

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

kviskre (Norwegian Nynorsk): to whisper

Definitions

  1. to whisper

Ancestry of “kviskre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvískrato whisper; indefinite genitive plural of hvískr
2Proto-Germanichwīskrōnąto whistle, hiss, whisper
3Proto-Germanichwistlōnąto whistle, hiss
4Proto-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 →