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

  1. An inspector of the hewers in a coal mine

Ancestry of “keeker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkeekTo peek; peep; A look, especially a quick one; a...
2Middle Englishkikento strike out with the foot
3Middle Dutchkīkento look, to direct the eyes
4Old Dutchkīkan—
5Proto-West Germanickīkanto look, to peep
6Proto-Germanickīkanąto look, peep
Every word from Proto-Germanic kīkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kīkan →Every word from Old Dutch kīkan →