Proto-West Germanic

*lōkōn

‘to look, see’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn, most familiar first.

• look ← loken ← lōcian
• looking ← lokynge ← lōciende ← lōcian
• underlook ← underloken ← loken ← lōcian

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn