50 Spooked niggardly (twitter.com) posted 2 years ago by SupremeReader 2 years ago by SupremeReader +50 / -0 16 comments share 16 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Nope. Not the origin of the term.
From Dutch spook, from Middle Dutch spooc "spook, ghost," from a common Germanic source (German Spuk "ghost, apparition," Middle Low German spok "spook," Swedish spok "scarecrow," Norwegian spjok "ghost, specter," Danish spøg "joke")