Where does “spullen” come from?

spullen (Luxembourgish) 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.

spullen (Luxembourgish): to wash up dishes

Definitions

  1. to wash up dishes

Ancestry of “spullen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspüelen—
2Old High Germanspuolen—
3Proto-West Germanicspōlijanto wash; to rinse, flush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₃(w)-to swim, flow

Words derived from “spullen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₃(w)- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic spōlijan →Every word from Old High German spuolen →
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