Where does “spae” come from?

spae (English) comes from Scots spae, from Middle English spa, from Old Norse spá, from Proto-Germanic spahōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

spae (English): To divine; foretell

Definitions

  1. To divine; foretell

Ancestry of “spae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsspaeto prophesy, foretell, predict, tell fortunes; to...
2Middle Englishspa—
3Old Norsespáa prophecy; to prophesy, to foretell
4Proto-Germanicspahōnąto observe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “spae”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spahōną →Every word from Old Norse spá →