Where does “hwīskrōną” come from?

hwīskrōną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hwistlōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- — to hiss, whistle, whisper.

hwīskrōną (Proto-Germanic): to whistle, hiss, whisper

Definitions

  1. to whistle, hiss, whisper

Ancestry of “hwīskrōną”, step by step

hwīskrōną traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hwistlōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwistlōnąto whistle, hiss
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweys-to hiss, whistle, whisper

via Proto-Germanic hwis-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwis-to hiss
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwey-to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...

Words derived from “hwīskrōną”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwistlōną →