Where does “schwind” come from?

schwind (Plautdietsch) comes from Proto-West Germanic swinþ, from Proto-Germanic swinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European swent- — vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy.

schwind (Plautdietsch): swift, fast, quick, rapid

Definitions

  1. swift, fast, quick, rapid

Ancestry of “schwind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicswinþstrong
2Proto-Germanicswinþazstrong
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswent-vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swinþ →