Where does “swinden” come from?
swinden (Middle High German) comes from Old High German swintan, from Proto-Germanic *swindan.
Ancestry of “swinden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | swintan | to shrink, to fade |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *swindan | — |
Words derived from “swinden”