Where does “hvina” come from?

hvina (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hvína, from Proto-Germanic hwīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwey- — to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...

hvina (Old Swedish): to whiz, whistle

Definitions

  1. to whiz, whistle

Ancestry of “hvina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvínato whiz, whistle
2Proto-Germanichwīnanąto rush, make a rushing sound, whizz, hiss,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwey-to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...

Words derived from “hvina”

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