Where does “swindeln” come from?

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

Ancestry of “swindeln”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swindeln”

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