Where does “swinden” come from?

swinden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch swindan, from Proto-Germanic swindaną, from Proto-Indo-European swey-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

swinden (Middle Dutch): to dwindle; to disappear

Definitions

  1. to dwindle; to disappear

Ancestry of “swinden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchswindanto dwindle
2Proto-GermanicswindanąTo dwindle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswey-to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “swinden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swindaną →