Where does “keeker” come from?
keeker (English) comes from English keek, from Middle English kiken, from Middle Dutch kīken, from Old Dutch kīkan, from Proto-West Germanic kīkan, from Proto-Germanic kīkaną — to look, peep.
keeker (English): An inspector of the hewers in a coal mine
Definitions
- An inspector of the hewers in a coal mine
Ancestry of “keeker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | keek | To peek; peep; A look, especially a quick one; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | kiken | to strike out with the foot |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | kīken | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | kīkan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kīkan | to look, to peep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kīkaną | to look, peep |