Where does “swindan” come from?

swindan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic swindaną, from Proto-Indo-European swey-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

swindan (Old Dutch): to dwindle

Definitions

  1. to dwindle

Ancestry of “swindan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicswindanąTo dwindle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswey-to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “swindan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swindaną →