Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwisprōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *hwis- (“to hiss”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweys-, *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Latin quiritō (“scream, screech, shriek, squall”).

Verb

*hwisprōną

to whistle, hiss, whisper

Descendants

Old English: hwisprian
- Middle English: whisperen
  - English: whisper
Old Saxon: *hwisparon
- Middle Low German: *wispern
  - German: wispern

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