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.

hwiþa (Old English): breeze

Definitions

  1. breeze

Ancestry of “hwiþa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichviðagust, blast, burst (e.g. of wind, air, coughing)
2Old Norsehviðagust of wind; squall of wind
3Proto-Germanichwiþōrush of wind
4Proto-Germanichwi-to rush
5Proto-Indo-Europeankwei-to hiss, whistle, whisper

Words derived from “hwiþa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwei- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwiþō →