Where does “lokende” come from?

lokende (Middle English) comes from Old English lōciende, from Old English lōcian, from Proto-West Germanic lōkōn — to look, see.

Ancestry of “lokende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlōciende—
2Old Englishlōcianto look, see; to see, behold, look, gaze,...
3Proto-West Germaniclōkōnto look, see
Every word from Proto-West Germanic lōkōn →Every word from Old English lōcian →Every word from Old English lōciende →
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