Where does “spoke” come from?

spoke (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans spook, from Dutch spook, from Middle Dutch spooc, from Middle Dutch spoke, from Proto-Germanic spōk — spook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry.

spoke (Afrikaans): plural of spook

Definitions

  1. plural of spook

Ancestry of “spoke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansspookghost, phantom
2Dutchspookphantom, ghost; horror, terror; an annoying and...
3Middle Dutchspoocapparition, ghost; spook, ghost
4Middle Dutchspoke—
5Proto-Germanicspōkspook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry
Every word from Proto-Germanic spōk →Every word from Middle Dutch spoke →Every word from Middle Dutch spooc →