Where does “svindla” come from?

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

svindla (Icelandic): to cheat

Definitions

  1. to cheat

Ancestry of “svindla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsvindleto swindle
2Germanschwindelnto tell harmless lies; to make harmless...
3Middle High Germanswindeln—
4Old High Germanswintilōn—
5Old High Germanswintanto shrink, to fade
6Proto-Germanic*swindan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *swindan →Every word from Old High German swintan →Every word from Old High German swintilōn →