Where does “schwindeln” come from?

schwindeln (German) comes from Middle High German swindeln, from Old High German swintilōn, from Old High German swintan, from Proto-Germanic *swindan.

schwindeln (German): to tell harmless lies; to make harmless...

Definitions

  1. to tell harmless lies; to make harmless...

Ancestry of “schwindeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswindeln—
2Old High Germanswintilōn—
3Old High Germanswintanto shrink, to fade
4Proto-Germanic*swindan—

Words derived from “schwindeln”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *swindan →Every word from Old High German swintan →Every word from Old High German swintilōn →