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Where does “hvískra” come from?

hvískra (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hwīskrōną, from Proto-Germanic hwistlōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- — to hiss, whistle, whisper.

hvískra (Old Norse): to whisper; indefinite genitive plural of hvískr

Definitions

  1. to whisper; indefinite genitive plural of hvískr

Ancestry of “hvískra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwīskrōnąto whistle, hiss, whisper
2Proto-Germanichwistlōnąto whistle, hiss
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweys-to hiss, whistle, whisper

Words derived from “hvískra”

  • kviskre
  • hvisking
  • hviske
  • kviskre
  • hviske
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