Where does “umkucken” come from?

umkucken (German) comes from German kucken, from German gucken, from Middle High German gücken.

Ancestry of “umkucken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermankuckenAlternative form of gucken
2Germanguckento look, to direct one's gaze at something; to...
3Middle High Germangücken—
Every word from Middle High German gücken →Every word from German gucken →Every word from German kucken →