Where does “spooker” come from?
spooker (English) comes from English spook, from Dutch spook, from Middle Dutch spooc, from Middle Dutch spoke, from Proto-Germanic spōk — spook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry.
spooker (English): One who spooks, or practices spookery
Definitions
- One who spooks, or practices spookery
Ancestry of “spooker”, step by step
spooker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spook
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spook | A ghost or phantom; A hobgoblin; A scare or... |
| 2 | Dutch | spook | phantom, ghost; horror, terror; an annoying and... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | spooc | apparition, ghost; spook, ghost |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | spoke | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spōk | spook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |