whine
English
/waɪn/, /ʍaɪn/
noun
Definitions
- a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound
- (derogatory) a complaint or criticism
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English whynen inherited from Old English hwīnan (whine, rush, whizz, squeal) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwīnaną derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (hiss, whisper, whistle, light, white, shine), *ḱwey- (hiss, whisper, whistle, light, white, shine).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱwey-
Gloss
hiss, whisper, whistle, light, white, shine
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
光, 明
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nigger English
- niggerwhine English
- whineling English
- whiner English
- whinest English
- whineth English
- whiney English
- whinily English
- whininess English
- whinnock English
- whiny English
- whinyard English
- κύανος Ancient Greek
- *ḱwey- Proto-Indo-European
- *hwīnaną Proto-Germanic
- hwinan Old English
- hwīnan Old English
- winn Old English
- whynen Middle English
- hvína Old Norse
- hvína Icelandic
- hvína Faroese
- houinner Norman
- houinneux Norman
- *hwīnan gmw-pro