Where does “hwistlan” come from?
hwistlan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hwistlōn, from Proto-Germanic hwistlōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- — to hiss, whistle, whisper.
Ancestry of “hwistlan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *hwistlōn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwistlōną | to whistle, hiss |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweys- | to hiss, whistle, whisper |
Words derived from “hwistlan”