Proto-Germanic
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Etymology
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From Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Possibly related to Proto-Slavic *kviliti, *kvilěti (“to neigh, to squeak, to wail”).
Pronunciation
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*hwīnaną[1][2]
- to rush, make a rushing sound, whizz, hiss, squeal, whine
Inflection
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Conjugation of
*hwīnaną (strong class 1)
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Descendants
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References
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- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hwīnan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 267
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xwīnanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 201