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—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *swindan →Every word from Old High German swintan →Every word from Old High German swintiln →
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