Where does “spöle” come from?

spöle (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch spoelen, from Old Dutch spuolen, from Proto-West Germanic spōlijan, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₃(w)- — to swim, flow.

spöle (Limburgish): to wash, to rinse

Definitions

  1. to wash, to rinse

Ancestry of “spöle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchspoelen—
2Old Dutchspuolen—
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 Dutch spuolen →