dwine

Scots

/dwəin/

verb

Definitions

to waste away, wither, decline

Etymology

Derived from Old English dwīnan (waste away) derived 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

dwindle English
*dwīnaną Proto-Germanic
dwinan Old English
dwīnan Old English
fordwinan Old English
dwinen Middle English
dvína Old Norse
*dwīnan Old Dutch
*dwīnan Old Saxon