Where does “looks” come from?
Looks derives from Middle English loken, Old English lōcian, and Proto-West Germanic lōkōn, originally meaning to see or observe.
looks (English): plural of look; API pl; One's appearance or...
Definitions
- plural of look; API pl; One's appearance or...
Ancestry of “looks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | look | To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s... |
| 2 | Middle English | loken | to look |
| 3 | Old English | lōcian | to look, see; to see, behold, look, gaze,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lōkōn | to look, see |
Words derived from “looks”