Where does “hvisla” come from?

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

hvisla (Old Swedish): to whistle

Definitions

  1. to whistle

Ancestry of “hvisla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvíslato whisper; whisper
2Proto-Germanichwistlōnąto whistle, hiss
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweys-to hiss, whistle, whisper

Words derived from “hvisla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwistlōną →Every word from Old Norse hvísla →