Where does “dwine” come from?

dwine (English) comes from Middle English dwynen, from Old English dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic dwīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European dgʷhey- — to disappear, die.

dwine (English): To wither, decline, pine away

Definitions

  1. To wither, decline, pine away

Ancestry of “dwine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdwynenTo dwindle; to become diminished
2Old Englishdwīnanto waste away
3Proto-Germanicdwīnanąto dwindle, to disappear
4Proto-Indo-Europeandgʷhey-to disappear, die

Words derived from “dwine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dgʷhey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwīnaną →Every word from Old English dwīnan →