Where does “schwinden” come from?
schwinden (German) comes from Middle High German swinden, from Old High German swintan, from Proto-Germanic *swindan.
schwinden (German): to dwindle
Ancestry of “schwinden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | swinden | — |
| 2 | Old High German | swintan | to shrink, to fade |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *swindan | — |
Words derived from “schwinden”