Where does “svinne” come from?

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

svinne (Norwegian Bokmål): to dwindle, fade; to disappear

Definitions

  1. to dwindle, fade; to disappear

Ancestry of “svinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanswinden—
2Old Saxonswindan—
3Proto-Germanic*swindan—

Words derived from “svinne”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *swindan →Every word from Old Saxon swindan →Every word from Middle Low German swinden →