spook
Afrikaans
/spʊə̯k/
noun
Definitions
- ghost, phantom
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish spook (ghost) inherited from Middle Dutch spoke inherited from Proto-Germanic *spōk.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*spōk
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- spook English
- Spuk German
- spoken Dutch, Flemish
- spook Dutch, Flemish
- spookachtig Dutch, Flemish
- spookdier Dutch, Flemish
- spookdorp Dutch, Flemish
- spookhuis Dutch, Flemish
- spookrijder Dutch, Flemish
- spookschip Dutch, Flemish
- spookstad Dutch, Flemish
- spooktrein Dutch, Flemish
- spookverhaal Dutch, Flemish
- spookwoord Dutch, Flemish
- voorspook Dutch, Flemish
- *spōk Proto-Germanic
- spoke Middle Dutch
- spooc Middle Dutch
- isiporho Xhosa
- chipoko Shona
- isipoko North Ndebele