Where does “swinden” come from?

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

swinden (Middle High German): to dwindle

Definitions

  1. to dwindle

Ancestry of “swinden”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swinden”

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