Where does “loeken” come from?
loeken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Saxon lōkon, from Proto-West Germanic lōkōn — to look, see.
loeken (Middle Dutch): to look
Definitions
- to look
Ancestry of “loeken”, step by step
loeken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Saxon lōkon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | lōkon | to look |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | lōkōn | to look, see |
via Old Dutch *luokon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | *luokon | — |