Where does “lokinge” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lokinge”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	lōciende	—
2	Old English	lōcian	to look, see; to see, behold, look, gaze,...
3	Proto-West Germanic	lōkōn	to look, see

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