Where does “dwienen” come from?
dwienen (Low German) comes from German dwînen, from Old Saxon dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic dwīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European dgʷhey- — to disappear, die.
Ancestry of “dwienen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | dwînen | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | dwīnan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dwīnaną | to dwindle, to disappear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dgʷhey- | to disappear, die |
Words derived from “dwienen”