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Where does “hvæsa” come from?

hvæsa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *hwēsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes- — to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...

hvæsa (Old Norse): to hiss

Definitions

  1. to hiss

Ancestry of “hvæsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hwēsijaną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwes-to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...

Words derived from “hvæsa”

  • wheeze
  • wheezy
  • wheezily
  • wheeziness
  • wheezer
  • hvæse
  • whesen
  • hvæsa
  • wees
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