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Where does “hwis-” come from?

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

hwis- (Proto-Germanic): to hiss

Definitions

  1. to hiss

Ancestry of “hwis-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hwis-”

  • whisper
  • whistle
  • whispering
  • whistling
  • whistleblowing
  • whispery
  • whisperer
  • whisperingly
  • pennywhistle
  • whistlestop
  • whispereth
  • wistly
  • whisperest
  • whistly
  • whistlingly
  • whisperous
  • whistlelike
  • wishly
  • whistleable
  • whistlewing
  • whistlewood
  • semiwhisper
  • whistleberries
  • whistleblower
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