Where does “spookrijder” come from?

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

spookrijder (Dutch): wrong-way driver, ghost driver; a person who...

Definitions

  1. wrong-way driver, ghost driver; a person who...

Ancestry of “spookrijder”, step by step

spookrijder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch spook

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

via Dutch rijder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchrijderA rider, someone who rides
2Middle Dutchrider
Every word from Proto-Germanic spōk