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

  1. plural of look; API pl; One's appearance or...

Ancestry of “looks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlookTo try to see, to pay attention to with one’s...
2Middle Englishlokento look
3Old Englishlōcianto look, see; to see, behold, look, gaze,...
4Proto-West Germaniclōkōnto look, see

Words derived from “looks”

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