Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwīskrōną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom *hwis- (“to hiss”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweys-, *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Latin quiritō (“to scream, screech, shriek, squall”).
Verb
edit*hwīskrōną
- To whistle, hiss, whisper.
- Synonyms: *hwisprōną, *hwisplōną
Inflection
editConjugation of *hwīskrōną (weak class 2)