Where does “svinna” come from?

svinna (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German swinden, from Old Saxon swindan, from Proto-Germanic *swindan.

svinna (Swedish): to cease, to vanish, to disappear, to diminish, to fade

Definitions

  1. to cease, to vanish, to disappear, to diminish, to fade

Ancestry of “svinna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanswinden—
2Old Saxonswindan—
3Proto-Germanic*swindan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *swindan →Every word from Old Saxon swindan →Every word from Middle Low German swinden →