FromMiddle Low Germanspölen, fromProto-West Germanic*spōlijan. Cognate withNorwegian Nynorskspyla,Danishspule,Swedishspola, and further withDutchspoelen,Germanspülen.
spyle (imperativespyl,present tensespyler,passivespyles,simple pastspylte,past participlespylt,present participlespylende)