Etymology

whimsical

whim·si·cal
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Today it means: Given to whimsy. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English whimsy
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The story

  1. Englishwhimsy
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. English todaywhimsical

From whimsy + -ical.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.