Where does “spook” come from?

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

spook (Afrikaans): ghost, phantom

Definitions

  1. ghost, phantom

Ancestry of “spook”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspookphantom, ghost; horror, terror; an annoying and...
2Middle Dutchspoocapparition, ghost; spook, ghost
3Middle Dutchspoke—
4Proto-Germanicspōkspook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry

Words derived from “spook”

Every word from Proto-Germanic spōk →Every word from Middle Dutch spoke →Every word from Middle Dutch spooc →