Where does “Spülschwamm” come from?
Spülschwamm (German) comes from German Spülen, from German Spule, from Dutch spoelen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Spülschwamm (German): scouring pad
Definitions
- scouring pad
Ancestry of “Spülschwamm”, step by step
Spülschwamm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Spülen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Spülen | gerund of spülen; rinse, wash |
| 2 | German | Spule | spool; coil; reel |
| 3 | Dutch | spoelen | to rinse, to wash up; to flush; to stream, to... |
| 4 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |