Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *hwīnanąScott K. ShayWardja Presshttps://protogermanic.org/pgmc_hwīnaną
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*ḱwey-to hiss, whistle, whisper
verbStrong class 1to rush, make a rushing sound, whizz, hiss, squeal, whineMechanically, from a Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (‘to hiss, whistle, whisper’), which appears to be onomatopoeic, and of similar formation to *ḱwes- (‘to puff, sigh’). Possibly related to Proto-Slavic *kviliti, *kvilěti (‘to neigh, to squeak, to wail’). See also *hwistlōną (‘to whistle’).