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