From Middle English dwynen, from Old English dwīnan, from Proto-Germanic *dwīnaną. Compare Low German dwienen, verdwienen, Dutch dwijnen, verdwijnen, West Frisian ferdwine, Icelandic dvína. See also dwindle.
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