Whiz
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mid 16th century: imitative.
wiktionary
Onomatopoeic. Compare huzz, hizz, hiss.
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etymonline
whiz (n.)
"clever person," 1914, probably a special use of whiz "something remarkable" (1908), an extended sense of whizz; or perhaps a shortened and altered form of wizard. Noun phrase whiz kid is from 1930s, a take-off on a radio show's quiz kid.