Where does “dwīnan” come from?

dwīnan (Old Dutch) comes from Old English dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic dwīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European dgʷhey- — to disappear, die.

dwīnan (Old Dutch): to wither

Definitions

  1. to wither

Ancestry of “dwīnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdwīnanto waste away
2Proto-Germanicdwīnanąto dwindle, to disappear
3Proto-Indo-Europeandgʷhey-to disappear, die

Words derived from “dwīnan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dgʷhey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwīnaną →Every word from Old English dwīnan →