Where does “gwizd” come from?

gwizd (Polish) comes from Polish gwizdać, from Proto-Slavic gvizdati, from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- — to hiss.

gwizd (Polish): whistle; A similar sound made by some bird...

Definitions

  1. whistle; A similar sound made by some bird...

Ancestry of “gwizd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgwizdaćto whistle
2Proto-Slavicgvizdati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweysd-to hiss

Words derived from “gwizd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gvizdati →Every word from Polish gwizdać →