Where does “spaewoman” come from?

spaewoman (English) comes from English spae, 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.

spaewoman (English): A female prophet or diviner

Definitions

  1. A female prophet or diviner

Ancestry of “spaewoman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspaeTo divine; foretell
2Scotsspaeto prophesy, foretell, predict, tell fortunes; to...
3Middle Englishspa—
4Old Norsespáa prophecy; to prophesy, to foretell
5Proto-Germanicspahōnąto observe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spahōną →Every word from Old Norse spá →
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