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
- to flush; to sluice, swab
Ancestry of “spyle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | spölen | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | spōlijan | to wash; to rinse, flush |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₃(w)- | to swim, flow |