Where does “spook” come from?
spook (Middle English) comes from Middle English spoke, from Old English spāca, from Proto-West Germanic *spaikā, from Proto-Germanic spaikō.
spook (Middle English): Alternative form of spoke
Definitions
- Alternative form of spoke
Ancestry of “spook”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | spoke | A spoke; A sharp spike or projection on the edge... |
| 2 | Old English | spāca | spoke |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *spaikā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spaikō | — |
Words derived from “spook”