Where does “spookverhaal” come from?

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

spookverhaal (Dutch): ghost story

Definitions

  1. ghost story

Ancestry of “spookverhaal”, step by step

spookverhaal 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 verhaal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverhaalstory; redress, reparation, remedy
2Middle Dutchverhael—
Every word from Proto-Germanic spōk →Every word from Middle Dutch spoke →Every word from Middle Dutch spooc →