Where does “Spuk” come from?

Spuk (German) comes from Middle Low German spōk, from Middle English spok, from Dutch spook, from Middle Dutch spooc, from Middle Dutch spoke, from Proto-Germanic spōk — spook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry.

Spuk (German): apparition; manifestation, haunting

Definitions

  1. apparition; manifestation, haunting

Ancestry of “Spuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanspōk—
2Middle EnglishspokAlternative form of spoke
3Dutchspookphantom, ghost; horror, terror; an annoying and...
4Middle Dutchspoocapparition, ghost; spook, ghost
5Middle Dutchspoke—
6Proto-Germanicspōkspook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry

Words derived from “Spuk”

Every word from Proto-Germanic spōk →Every word from Middle Dutch spoke →Every word from Middle Dutch spooc →