Origin of whistle
before 950; (v.) Middle English whistlen, Old English hwistlian; akin to Old Norse hvīsla to whistle, hviskra to whisper; see whine; (noun) Middle English; Old English hwistle instrument, akin to the v.
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whistle
verb
noun
See also whistle for, whistle up
Word Origin for whistle
Old English hwistlian; related to Old Norse hvīsla
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