Where does “spoelkom” come from?

spoelkom (Dutch) comes from Dutch spoelen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

spoelkom (Dutch): bowl used for washing up

Definitions

  1. bowl used for washing up

Ancestry of “spoelkom”, step by step

spoelkom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch spoelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspoelento rinse, to wash up; to flush; to stream, to...
2Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
3Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
4Old Dutch-en
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch kom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkombowl; basin; socket
2Middle Dutchcomme
3Old Dutch*kumb
4Frankish*kumb
5Proto-Germanickumbazbowl, vessel; vat, tub
Every word from Chichewa iye