Where does “svindle” come from?
svindle (Danish) comes from German schwindeln, from Middle High German swindeln, from Old High German swintilōn, from Old High German swintan, from Proto-Germanic *swindan.
svindle (Danish): to swindle
Definitions
- to swindle
Ancestry of “svindle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schwindeln | to tell harmless lies; to make harmless... |
| 2 | Middle High German | swindeln | — |
| 3 | Old High German | swintilōn | — |
| 4 | Old High German | swintan | to shrink, to fade |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *swindan | — |