Where does “spoelen” come from?

spoelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch spoel, from Dutch hoek, from Middle Dutch hoec, from Middle Dutch huoc, from Proto-West Germanic hōk, from Proto-Germanic hōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European kog-.

spoelen (Dutch): to rinse, to wash up; to flush; to stream, to...

Definitions

  1. to rinse, to wash up; to flush; to stream, to...

Ancestry of “spoelen”, step by step

spoelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch spoel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspoelspool; inductor
2Dutchhoekcorner; angle
3Middle Dutchhoec—
4Middle Dutchhuoc—
5Proto-West Germanichōk—
6Proto-Germanichōkazhook
7Proto-Indo-Europeankog-—

via Middle Dutch spoelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchspoelen—
2Old Dutchspuolen—
3Proto-West Germanicspōlijanto wash; to rinse, flush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₃(w)-to swim, flow

Words derived from “spoelen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hōk →
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