Etymology

whinger

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Today it means: One who whinges. Full definition →

Old English winn
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whinger · noun1

From whinge + -er.

whinger · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromwinn“contention, war”
  2. English todaywhinger

Perhaps from Old English winn (“contention, war”) + geard, gyrd (“a staff, rod, yard”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwinn all →

winWinfordwhinyardWimborne Minster

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