Where does “spyle” come from?

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

spyle (Norwegian Bokmål): to flush; to sluice, swab

Definitions

  1. to flush; to sluice, swab

Ancestry of “spyle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspölen—
2Proto-West Germanicspōlijanto wash; to rinse, flush
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₃(w)-to swim, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₃(w)- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic spōlijan →Every word from Middle Low German spölen →