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
- Forsvinn!; Go away!; imperative of forsvinne
Ancestry of “forsvinn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | svinne | to dwindle, fade; to disappear |
| 2 | Middle Low German | swinden | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | swindan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *swindan | — |