schwindeln
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃvɪndl̩n/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (intransitive) to tell harmless lies
- (intransitive) to make harmless trickeries
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German swindeln inherited from Old High German swintilōn inherited from Proto-Germanic *swindlōną, *swindaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*swindaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- swindle English
- swindleable English
- swindler English
- swindlery English
- Heiratsschwindler German
- Schwindelei German
- Schwindler German
- Versicherungsschwindler German
- beschwindeln German
- schwinden German
- svindler Hungarian
- zwendelen Dutch, Flemish
- forsvinn Norwegian Bokmål
- *swindaną Proto-Germanic
- *swindlōną Proto-Germanic
- forsvinn Norwegian Nynorsk
- swindan Old English
- *svína Old Norse
- svindle Danish
- svindla Icelandic
- swindelen Middle Dutch
- swintan Old High German
- swintiln Old High German
- swintilōn Old High German
- swīnan Old High German
- swindeln Middle High German
- *swindan Old Dutch
- vorswinden Middle Low German