Where does “åkerspöke” come from?
åkerspöke (Swedish) comes from Swedish spöke, from Danish spøg, from Middle English spok, from Dutch spook, from Middle Dutch spooc, from Middle Dutch spoke, from Proto-Germanic spōk — spook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry.
åkerspöke (Swedish): a scarecrow (effigy to deter birds)
Definitions
- a scarecrow (effigy to deter birds)
Ancestry of “åkerspöke”, step by step
åkerspöke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish spöke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spöke | a ghost (spirit appearing after death) |
| 2 | Danish | spøg | joke, jest; imperative of spøge |
| 3 | Middle English | spok | Alternative form of spoke |
| 4 | Dutch | spook | phantom, ghost; horror, terror; an annoying and... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | spooc | apparition, ghost; spook, ghost |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | spoke | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | spōk | spook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry |