Where does “look” come from?

look (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lōk, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

Ancestry of “look”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlōk—
2Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

Words derived from “look”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Old Dutch lōk →