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 gvizdatiEvery word from Polish gwizdać
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