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
Ancestry of “swinden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | swindan | to dwindle |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swindaną | To dwindle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swey- | to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
Words derived from “swinden”