English word whisper comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweys-, and later Proto-Germanic *hwisprōną (To whistle, hiss, whisper.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*ḱweys- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*hwis- | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
*hwisprōną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To whistle, hiss, whisper. |
hwisprian | Old English (ang) | To whisper. |
whisperen | Middle English (enm) | |
whisper | English (en) | (intransitive) To make a low, sibilant sound.. (intransitive) To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.. (intransitive) To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.. (transitive) To [...] |