Where does “dwynen” come from?

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

dwynen (Middle English): To dwindle; to become diminished

Definitions

  1. To dwindle; to become diminished

Ancestry of “dwynen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dwynen”

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