English word look comes from German lugen, and later Proto-Germanic *lōkōną (To look, see.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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lugen | German (de) | |
*lōkōną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To look, see. |
locian | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | To look. |
lōcian | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
lokien | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
look | English (en) | Pay attention. (copulative) To give an appearance of being.. (dated, sometimes, figurative) To show oneself in looking.. (intransitive, often, with "at") To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.. (intransitive, often, with "for") To search for, to try to find.. (transitive) To express or manifest by a look.. (transitive, obsolete) To expect.. (transitive, obsolete) To influence, [...] |