Etymology

spae-craft

Today it means: The magical art of foretelling the future, used especially in Heathenry. Full definition →

Old English cræft ← Proto-West Germanic *kraftu ← Proto-Germanic *kraftuz
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The story

  1. Scotsspae
  2. Englishspae
  3. Proto-Germanic*krafjaną
  4. Proto-Germanic*kraftuz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*kraftu
  6. Old Englishcræft
  7. English todayspae-craft

From spae + -craft.

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