Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spōk

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

*spōk n

spook, ghost, apparition
witchcraft, wizardry

Descendants

Old Frisian: spōk
- North Frisian: Spook
Old Saxon: *spōk
- Middle Low German: spôk
  - German Low German: spok
    - German: Spuk
Old Dutch: *spōk
- Middle Dutch: spoke, spooce
  - Dutch: spook
    - English: spook
Norwegian: spjok (< Middle Low German?)
Swedish: spöke