Where does “auf dem Kieker” come from?

auf dem Kieker (German) comes from German kieken, from Middle Low German kîken, from Old Saxon kīkan, from Proto-West Germanic kīkan, from Proto-Germanic kīkaną — to look, peep.

auf dem Kieker (German): on a close watch; thoroughly watched

Definitions

  1. on a close watch; thoroughly watched

Ancestry of “auf dem Kieker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankiekento look; to glance
2Middle Low Germankîkento look, peep
3Old Saxonkīkanto look
4Proto-West Germanickīkanto look, to peep
5Proto-Germanickīkanąto look, peep
Every word from Proto-Germanic kīkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kīkan →Every word from Old Saxon kīkan →