Where does “svinde” come from?

svinde (Danish) comes from Middle Low German swinden, from Old Saxon swindan, from Proto-Germanic *swindan.

svinde (Danish): to dwindle, wane

Definitions

  1. to dwindle, wane

Ancestry of “svinde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanswinden—
2Old Saxonswindan—
3Proto-Germanic*swindan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *swindan →Every word from Old Saxon swindan →Every word from Middle Low German swinden →
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