spülen
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃpyːln̩/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (transitive) to rinse or wash (dishes, clothes, etc.)
- (transitive) (of waves, tides, etc.) to wash, to sweep (something off a boat, onto shore)
- to flush (esp. the toilet)
- (figuratively) to wash, to sweep, to flush
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German spüelen inherited from Old High German *spuolen inherited from *spōlijan.
Origin
*spōlijan
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Auge German
- Augenspüleinrichtung German
- Einrichtung German
- Geschirr German
- Geschirrspüler German
- Geschirrspülmaschine German
- Lappen German
- Maschine German
- Spüli German
- Spüllappen German
- Spülmaschine German
- Spültuch German
- Tuch German
- Weichspüler German
- abspülen German
- anspülen German
- bespülen German
- fortspülen German
- hinunterspülen German
- klar German
- klarspülen German
- wegspülen German
- weich German
- weichspülen German
- überspülen German
- *spuolen Old High German
- spüelen Middle High German
- *spōlijan gmw-pro
- *spuolen Old Dutch