Where does “unlooking” come from?
unlooking (English) comes from English looking, from Middle English lokynge, from Old English lōciende, from Old English lōcian, from Proto-West Germanic lōkōn — to look, see.
unlooking (English): Not looking; unseeing or unregarding
Definitions
- Not looking; unseeing or unregarding
Ancestry of “unlooking”, step by step
unlooking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English looking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | looking | present participle of look; as the last part of... |
| 2 | Middle English | lokynge | Vision, sight; visual perception |
| 3 | Old English | lōciende | — |
| 4 | Old English | lōcian | to look, see; to see, behold, look, gaze,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lōkōn | to look, see |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |