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Where does “swindelen” come from?

swindelen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German swintiln, from Old High German swintan, from Proto-Germanic *swindan.

Ancestry of “swindelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanswintiln—
2Old High Germanswintanto shrink, to fade
3Proto-Germanic*swindan—

Words derived from “swindelen”

  • swindle
  • swindler
  • swizz
  • swindlery
  • Schwindler
  • schwindeln
  • schwindelfrei
  • beschwindeln
  • Schwindel
  • szwindel
  • svindler
  • svindli
  • svindlik
  • svindle
  • švindl
Every word from Proto-Germanic *swindan →