Where does “underlook” come from?

underlook (English) comes from Middle English underloken, from Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

underlook (English): a suspicious or critical look; scowl, leer; to be...

Definitions

  1. a suspicious or critical look; scowl, leer; to be...

Ancestry of “underlook”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishunderlokento be suspicious of; look at with mistrust
2Middle Englishunderunder
3Old Englishunderunder, beneath
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →
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