Where does “dwînen” come from?

dwînen (German) comes from Old Saxon dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic dwīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European dgʷhey- — to disappear, die.

Ancestry of “dwînen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxondwīnanto dwindle
2Proto-Germanicdwīnanąto dwindle, to disappear
3Proto-Indo-Europeandgʷhey-to disappear, die

Words derived from “dwînen”

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