Where does “scyndan” come from?

scyndan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *skundijan, from Proto-Germanic skundijaną — to drive; speed up; accelerate.

scyndan (Old English): to hurry; hasten; rush

Definitions

  1. to hurry; hasten; rush

Ancestry of “scyndan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*skundijan—
2Proto-Germanicskundijanąto drive; speed up; accelerate
Every word from Proto-Germanic skundijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skundijan →