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Where does “hwistlōną” come from?

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

hwistlōną (Proto-Germanic): to whistle, hiss

Definitions

  1. to whistle, hiss

Ancestry of “hwistlōną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hwistlōną”

  • whistle
  • whistling
  • whistleblowing
  • pennywhistle
  • whistlestop
  • wistly
  • whistly
  • whistlingly
  • whistlelike
  • wishly
  • whistleable
  • whistlewing
  • whistlewood
  • whistleberries
  • whistleblower
  • postwhistle
  • whistlefish
  • unwhistleable
  • whistle-blower
  • whistle blower
  • vislailla
  • vislata
  • vissla
  • hvisking
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