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

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 →