Where does “verschwinden” come from?

verschwinden (German) comes from German schwinden, from Middle High German swinden, from Old High German swintan, from Proto-Germanic *swindan.

verschwinden (German): to disappear, to vanish, to move out of view; to...

Definitions

  1. to disappear, to vanish, to move out of view; to...

Ancestry of “verschwinden”, step by step

verschwinden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schwinden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwindento dwindle
2Middle High Germanswindento dwindle
3Old High Germanswintanto shrink, to fade
4Proto-Germanic*swindan—

via Middle High German verswinden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanverswindento disappear, to vanish; to flee
2Old High Germanfarswindan—

Words derived from “verschwinden”

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