Where does “Spook” come from?

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

Spook (North Frisian): ghost, phantom

Definitions

  1. ghost, phantom

Ancestry of “Spook”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishspokAlternative form of spoke
2Dutchspookphantom, ghost; horror, terror; an annoying and...
3Middle Dutchspoocapparition, ghost; spook, ghost
4Middle Dutchspoke—
5Proto-Germanicspōkspook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry
Every word from Proto-Germanic spōk →Every word from Middle Dutch spoke →Every word from Middle Dutch spooc →