tyst

Swedish

/ˈtʏsːt/

adj
Definitions
  • quiet; with little or no sound
  • quiet; having the attribute of not talking much

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish þyster inherited from Proto-Germanic *þusiþaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þusiþaz

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