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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandwînen
2Old Saxondwīnanto dwindle
3Proto-Germanicdwīnanąto dwindle, to disappear
4Proto-Indo-Europeandgʷhey-to disappear, die

Words derived from “dwienen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dgʷhey-Every word from Proto-Germanic dwīnanąEvery word from Old Saxon dwīnan