dwine
English
/dwaɪn/
verb
Definitions
- (archaic) To wither, decline, pine away.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dwinen inherited from Old English dwīnan (waste away) derived from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*dwīnaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dwindle English
- dwindlement English
- dwindleth English
- fordwine English
- *dwīnaną Proto-Germanic
- dwinan Old English
- dwīnan Old English
- fordwinan Old English
- dwinen Middle English
- fordwinen Middle English
- dvína Old Norse
- dvína Icelandic
- *dwīnan Old Dutch
- *dwīnan Old Saxon
- dwine Scots
- dwienen Low German
- verdwienen Low German