Where does “busvissla” come from?
busvissla (Swedish) comes from Swedish vissla, from Old Swedish hvisla, from Old Norse hvísla, from Proto-Germanic hwistlōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- — to hiss, whistle, whisper.
busvissla (Swedish): to give a loud, piercing whistle (often by putting two or four fingers in one's mouth)
Definitions
- to give a loud, piercing whistle (often by putting two or four fingers in one's mouth)
Ancestry of “busvissla”, step by step
busvissla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.