English whinge

← Old English hwinsian (inherited)

← German winseln (cognate)

← Middle English whinsen (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *hwinisōn (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *hwīnan (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (derived)

→ English whingy (suffix)

→ English whinged (mention)

→ English whingle (suffix)

→ English whinger (suffix)

→ English whingebag (compound)