Where does “hvysla” come from?

hvysla (Scanian) comes from Old Norse hvísla, from Proto-Germanic hwistlōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- — to hiss, whistle, whisper.

hvysla (Scanian): to whistle

Definitions

  1. to whistle

Ancestry of “hvysla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvíslato whisper; whisper
2Proto-Germanichwistlōnąto whistle, hiss
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweys-to hiss, whistle, whisper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwistlōną →Every word from Old Norse hvísla →