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Where does “swintiln” come from?
swintiln (Old High German) comes from Old High German swintan, from Proto-Germanic *swindan.
Ancestry of “swintiln”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old High German
swintan
to shrink, to fade
2
Proto-Germanic
*swindan
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Words derived from “swintiln”
swindelen
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