Whimsy

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David Myer
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Whimsy

Postby David Myer » Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:01 am

Nice word. I wonder if it too shares the PIE origins of whinge and whisper?

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Slava
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Re: Whimsy

Postby Slava » Tue Feb 09, 2021 8:23 am

Oddly, whim comes from whim-wham, not the other way around as I expected. Where it comes from is another question.

Whisper hasn't been to the Doctor, but whinge has. Should you wish to wander over and take a look, here it is.
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