Where does “hwisprian” come from?

hwisprian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hwisprōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- — to hiss, whistle, whisper.

hwisprian (Old English): to whisper

Definitions

  1. to whisper

Ancestry of “hwisprian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwisprōnąto whistle, hiss, whisper
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweys-to hiss, whistle, whisper

Words derived from “hwisprian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwisprōną →
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