Where does “dwīnan” come from?

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

dwīnan (Old English): to waste away

Definitions

  1. to waste away

Ancestry of “dwīnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdwīnanąto dwindle, to disappear
2Proto-Indo-Europeandgʷhey-to disappear, die

Words derived from “dwīnan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dgʷhey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dwīnaną →