Where does “keek” come from?

keek (English) comes from Middle English kiken, from Middle Dutch kīken, from Old Dutch kīkan, from Proto-West Germanic kīkan, from Proto-Germanic kīkaną — to look, peep.

keek (English): To peek; peep; A look, especially a quick one; a...

Definitions

  1. To peek; peep; A look, especially a quick one; a...

Ancestry of “keek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishkikento strike out with the foot
2Middle Dutchkīkento look, to direct the eyes
3Old Dutchkīkan—
4Proto-West Germanickīkanto look, to peep
5Proto-Germanickīkanąto look, peep

Words derived from “keek”

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