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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwistlōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxʷist.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hwistlōną

  1. to whistle, hiss

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: hwistlian
  • Old Dutch: *wistalon
    • Middle Dutch: *wistelen
      • Dutch: wistelen
  • Old Norse: hvísla
    • Icelandic: hvísla
    • Norwegian: hvisle
    • Old Swedish: hvīsla, hvizsla
    • Old Danish: hwīslæ
      • Danish: hvisle
    • Elfdalian: wissla
    • Scanian: hvysla
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