Where does “spaeman” come from?
spaeman (English) comes from Scots spaeman, 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.
spaeman (English): prophet; diviner
Ancestry of “spaeman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scots | spaeman | fortuneteller, diviner, prophet |
| 2 | Scots | spae | to prophesy, foretell, predict, tell fortunes; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | spa | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | spá | a prophecy; to prophesy, to foretell |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spahōną | to observe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |