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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | spuolen | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | spōlijan | to wash; to rinse, flush |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₃(w)- | to swim, flow |
Words derived from “spoelen”