Where does “forsvinn” come from?

forsvinn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål svinne, from Middle Low German swinden, from Old Saxon swindan, from Proto-Germanic *swindan.

forsvinn (Norwegian Bokmål): Forsvinn!; Go away!; imperative of forsvinne

Definitions

  1. Forsvinn!; Go away!; imperative of forsvinne

Ancestry of “forsvinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsvinneto dwindle, fade; to disappear
2Middle Low Germanswinden—
3Old Saxonswindan—
4Proto-Germanic*swindan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *swindan →Every word from Old Saxon swindan →Every word from Middle Low German swinden →