Where does “spå” come from?
spå (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse spá, from Proto-Germanic spahōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
spå (Norwegian Bokmål): to predict, forecast, foretell, prophesy
Definitions
- to predict, forecast, foretell, prophesy
Ancestry of “spå”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | spá | a prophecy; to prophesy, to foretell |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | spahōną | to observe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |