Where does “swind” come from?

swind (Middle High German) comes from Old High German swind, from Proto-West Germanic swinþ, from Proto-Germanic swinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European swent- — vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy.

Ancestry of “swind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanswind
2Proto-West Germanicswinþstrong
3Proto-Germanicswinþazstrong
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswent-vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy

Words derived from “swind

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent-Every word from Proto-Germanic swinþazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic swinþ
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