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
- to rinse or wash; to wash, to sweep; to flush
Ancestry of “spülen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | spüelen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | spuolen | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | spōlijan | to wash; to rinse, flush |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₃(w)- | to swim, flow |
Words derived from “spülen”