Where does “looking” come from?

Looking derives from Middle English loken, Old English lōcian, and Proto-West Germanic lōkōn, with the verbal root ultimately meaning to direct one's gaze or eyes.

looking (English): present participle of look; as the last part of...

Definitions

  1. present participle of look; as the last part of...

Ancestry of “looking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishlokyngeVision, sight; visual perception
2Old Englishlōciende—
3Old Englishlōcianto look, see; to see, behold, look, gaze,...
4Proto-West Germaniclōkōnto look, see

Words derived from “looking”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic lōkōn →Every word from Old English lōcian →Every word from Old English lōciende →
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