Where does “forsvinn” come from?

forsvinn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk svinne, from Proto-Germanic *swindan.

forsvinn (Norwegian Nynorsk): Forsvinn!; Go away!; present of forsvinne

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “forsvinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksvinneto disappear, vanish
2Proto-Germanic*swindan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *swindan →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk svinne →