Where does “dwinen” come from?

dwinen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dwīnan, from Old English dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic dwīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European dgʷhey- — to disappear, die.

dwinen (Middle Dutch): to dwindle, to decline in number or size; to...

Definitions

  1. to dwindle, to decline in number or size; to...

Ancestry of “dwinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdwīnanto wither
2Old Englishdwīnanto waste away
3Proto-Germanicdwīnanąto dwindle, to disappear
4Proto-Indo-Europeandgʷhey-to disappear, die

Words derived from “dwinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dgʷhey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwīnaną →Every word from Old English dwīnan →