Where does “vissla” come from?

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

vissla (Swedish): a whistle; a device designed to be placed in the...

Definitions

  1. a whistle; a device designed to be placed in the...

Ancestry of “vissla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhvislato whistle
2Old Norsehvíslato whisper; whisper
3Proto-Germanichwistlōnąto whistle, hiss
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweys-to hiss, whistle, whisper

Words derived from “vissla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwistlōną →Every word from Old Norse hvísla →
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