Where does “zwinden” come from?

zwinden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch swinden, from Old Dutch swindan, from Proto-Germanic swindaną, from Proto-Indo-European swey-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

zwinden (Dutch): to disappear

Definitions

  1. to disappear

Ancestry of “zwinden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchswindento dwindle; to disappear
2Old Dutchswindanto dwindle
3Proto-GermanicswindanąTo dwindle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswey-to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swindaną →