Where does “spok” come from?

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

spok (Middle English): Alternative form of spoke

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of spoke

Ancestry of “spok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspookphantom, ghost; horror, terror; an annoying and...
2Middle Dutchspoocapparition, ghost; spook, ghost
3Middle Dutchspoke—
4Proto-Germanicspōkspook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry

Words derived from “spok”

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