Where does “hvísla” come from?

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

hvísla (Old Norse): to whisper; whisper

Definitions

  1. to whisper; whisper

Ancestry of “hvísla”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hvísla”

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