Where does “keek” come from?

keek (Scots) comes from Middle Scots keik, from Middle English kiken, from Middle Dutch kīken, from Old Dutch kīkan, from Proto-West Germanic kīkan, from Proto-Germanic kīkaną — to look, peep.

keek (Scots): To have a quick look or peek; To tilt or lean...

Definitions

  1. To have a quick look or peek; To tilt or lean...

Ancestry of “keek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Scotskeikto peep
2Middle Englishkikento strike out with the foot
3Middle Dutchkīkento look, to direct the eyes
4Old Dutchkīkan—
5Proto-West Germanickīkanto look, to peep
6Proto-Germanickīkanąto look, peep
Every word from Proto-Germanic kīkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kīkan →Every word from Old Dutch kīkan →