Etymology

whinny

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Today it means: A gentle neigh. Full definition →

Middle English whynyen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwhynyen
  2. English todaywhinny

From Middle English whynyen, whinien, akin to Middle English whinen (“to whine”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.