Whim
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late 17th century: of unknown origin. whim (sense 2) (mid 18th century) is a transferred use.
wiktionary
Clipping of whim-wham.
Compare whimbrel.
etymonline
whim (n.)
1640s, "play on words, pun," shortened from whimwham "fanciful object" (q.v.). Meaning "caprice, fancy, sudden turn or inclination of the mind" first recorded 1690s, probably a shortened form of whimsy.
