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