Where does “spülen” come from?

spülen (German) comes from Middle High German spüelen, from Old High German spuolen, from Proto-West Germanic spōlijan, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₃(w)- — to swim, flow.

spülen (German): to rinse or wash; to wash, to sweep; to flush

Definitions

  1. to rinse or wash; to wash, to sweep; to flush

Ancestry of “spülen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspüelen—
2Old High Germanspuolen—
3Proto-West Germanicspōlijanto wash; to rinse, flush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₃(w)-to swim, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₃(w)- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic spōlijan →Every word from Old High German spuolen →