Where does “spøg” come from?

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

spøg (Danish): joke, jest; imperative of spøge

Definitions

  1. joke, jest; imperative of spøge

Ancestry of “spøg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishspokAlternative form of spoke
2Dutchspookphantom, ghost; horror, terror; an annoying and...
3Middle Dutchspoocapparition, ghost; spook, ghost
4Middle Dutchspoke—
5Proto-Germanicspōkspook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry

Words derived from “spøg”

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