An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/schwindeln
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schwindeln, vb., ‘to be dizzy or giddy,’ from the equiv. MidHG. swindeln, OHG. swintilôn, allied to MidHG. swindel, ‘giddiness, vertigo,’ equiv. to OHG. swintilôd and swintilunga. Further akin to schwinden, ‘to dwindle away,’ hence MidHG. also ‘to faint, become unconscious.’