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Where does “hwisprōną” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. to whistle, hiss, whisper

Ancestry of “hwisprōną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hwisprōną”

  • whisper
  • whispering
  • whispery
  • whisperer
  • whisperingly
  • whispereth
  • whisperest
  • whisperous
  • semiwhisper
  • bewhisper
  • whisperously
  • whispersome
  • stage whisper
  • whisperen
  • hwisprian
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