Where does “kyk” come from?

kyk (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kijken, from Middle Dutch kīken, from Old Dutch kīkan, from Proto-West Germanic kīkan, from Proto-Germanic kīkaną — to look, peep.

kyk (Afrikaans): to look; to watch; to browse

Definitions

  1. to look; to watch; to browse

Ancestry of “kyk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkijkento look
2Middle Dutchkīkento look, to direct the eyes
3Old Dutchkīkan—
4Proto-West Germanickīkanto look, to peep
5Proto-Germanickīkanąto look, peep
Every word from Proto-Germanic kīkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kīkan →Every word from Old Dutch kīkan →