schwinden
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃvɪndən/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (intransitive) to dwindle (to decrease, shrink, vanish)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German swinden inherited from Old High German swintan inherited from Proto-Germanic *swindaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*swindaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- swindle English
- swindleable English
- swindlery English
- Schwindler German
- Schwindsucht German
- Sucht German
- dahin German
- dahinschwinden German
- entschwinden German
- schwindeln German
- schwindsüchtig German
- verschwinden German
- verzwinden Dutch, Flemish
- zwendelen Dutch, Flemish
- zwinden Dutch, Flemish
- φθίσις Ancient Greek
- forsvinn Norwegian Bokmål
- *swindaną Proto-Germanic
- *swindlōną Proto-Germanic
- försvinna Swedish
- svinna Swedish
- forsvinn Norwegian Nynorsk
- swindan Old English
- swind Middle English
- *svína Old Norse
- forsvinde Danish
- svinde Danish
- swinden Middle Dutch
- swintan Old High German
- swīnan Old High German
- swinden Middle High German
- swīnen Middle High German
- *swindan Old Dutch
- vorswinden Middle Low German
- schwiine Alemannic German
- swinnen Low German
- verswinnen Low German