Where does “hwiþa” come from?
hwiþa (Old English) comes from Icelandic hviða, from Old Norse hviða, from Proto-Germanic hwiþō, from Proto-Germanic hwi-, from Proto-Indo-European kwei- — to hiss, whistle, whisper.
Ancestry of “hwiþa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | hviða | gust, blast, burst; fit , seizure; labor, labor... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hviða | gust of wind; squall of wind |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwiþō | rush of wind |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwi- | to rush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kwei- | to hiss, whistle, whisper |
Words derived from “hwiþa”