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Where does “swindaną” come from?

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

swindaną (Proto-Germanic): To dwindle

Definitions

  1. To dwindle

Ancestry of “swindaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swindaną”

  • swindle
  • swindler
  • swizz
  • swindlery
  • schwinden
  • Schwindler
  • schwindeln
  • schwindelfrei
  • beschwindeln
  • Schwindel
  • verzwinden
  • zwinden
  • szwindel
  • forsvinn
  • forsvinne
  • svinne
  • svindler
  • svindli
  • svindlik
  • svinde
  • svindle
  • swind
  • švindl
  • swindan
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