Where does “spoelen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “spoelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchspuolen—
2Proto-West Germanicspōlijanto wash; to rinse, flush
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₃(w)-to swim, flow

Words derived from “spoelen”

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