Where does “spölen” come from?

spölen (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-West Germanic spōlijan, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₃(w)- — to swim, flow.

Ancestry of “spölen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spölen”

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