Where does “spae” come from?

spae (Scots) comes from Middle English spa, from Old Norse spá, from Proto-Germanic spahōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

spae (Scots): to prophesy, foretell, predict, tell fortunes; to...

Definitions

  1. to prophesy, foretell, predict, tell fortunes; to...

Ancestry of “spae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishspa—
2Old Norsespáa prophecy; to prophesy, to foretell
3Proto-Germanicspahōnąto observe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “spae”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spahōną →Every word from Old Norse spá →