Where does “swind” come from?
swind (Middle English) comes from Old English swindan, from Proto-West Germanic *swindan.
swind (Middle English): To languish, waste away, also disappear, vanish
Definitions
- To languish, waste away, also disappear, vanish
Ancestry of “swind”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | swindan | to waste away, languish, grow languid, be... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *swindan | — |