Where does “swind” come from?

swind (Middle English) comes from Old English swindan, from Proto-West Germanic *swindan — to diminish, dwindle.

swind (Middle English): To languish, waste away, also disappear, vanish

Definitions

  1. To languish, waste away, also disappear, vanish

Ancestry of “swind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswindanto waste away, languish, grow languid, be...
2Proto-West Germanic*swindanto diminish, dwindle
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swindan →Every word from Old English swindan →