Where does “spåman” come from?
spåman (Swedish) comes from Swedish mån, from Old Swedish man, from Old Norse Mǫn, from Old Irish Mana, from Proto-Celtic moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
spåman (Swedish): a man who professes to be able to foretell future events (often through divination with tarot cards or a crystal ball or the like); a fortune-teller, a diviner
Definitions
- a man who professes to be able to foretell future events (often through divination with tarot cards or a crystal ball or the like); a fortune-teller, a diviner
Ancestry of “spåman”, step by step
spåman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.