1510s, probably of imitative origin, or from German wimmern "to whimper, moan." Related: Whimpered; whimpering. The noun is first recorded c. 1700.
Whiggish
while
whilom
whilst
whim
whimper
whimsical
whimsy
whimwham
whine
whiney
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