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

Definitions

  1. to dwindle

Ancestry of “schwinden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswindento dwindle
2Old High Germanswintanto shrink, to fade
3Proto-Germanic*swindan—

Words derived from “schwinden”

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