dwinen

Middle Dutch

verb

Definitions

to dwindle, to decline in number or size
to decrease
to disappear

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *dwīnan inherited from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*dwīnaną

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

verdwijnen Dutch, Flemish
verdwijning Dutch, Flemish
*dwīnaną Proto-Germanic
dwinan Old English
dwīnan Old English
dvína Old Norse
verdwinen Middle Dutch
verdwyn Afrikaans
*dwīnan Old Dutch
*dwīnan Old Saxon

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