Where does “spola” come from?

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

spola (Swedish): flush; reel

Definitions

  1. flush; reel

Ancestry of “spola”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spola”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₃(w)- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic spōlijan →Every word from Middle Low German spölen →
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