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Where does “hwīnaną” come from?

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

hwīnaną (Proto-Germanic): to rush, make a rushing sound, whizz, hiss,...

Definitions

  1. to rush, make a rushing sound, whizz, hiss,...

Ancestry of “hwīnaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwey-to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...

Words derived from “hwīnaną”

  • whining
  • whine
  • whiny
  • whiner
  • whiney
  • whingeing
  • whinge
  • whinger
  • whiningly
  • whininess
  • whineth
  • whingy
  • whinest
  • whineling
  • whingeingly
  • whingle
  • whinnock
  • niggerwhine
  • whinily
  • whynen
  • whinen
  • hwinen
  • whinsen
  • hwīnan
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