Reconstruction:Old Saxon/dwinan

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This Old Saxon entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną, whence also Old English dwīnan (English dwine), Old Dutch *dwīnan (Dutch dwijnen, verdwijnen), Old Norse dvína.

Verb[edit]

*dwīnan

  1. to dwindle
  2. to disappear

Conjugation[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Low German: dwīnen