English

looking

/ˈlʊkɪŋ/
as the last part of compound adjectives: relating to or having the appearance of.

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    Origin

    Etymology 1

    From Middle English lokynge, from earlier lokinde, lokende, from Old English lōciende, present participle of Old English lōcian (“to look”), equivalent to look + -ing.

    Etymology 2

    From Middle English lokynge, lokinge, from Old English lōcung (attested in Old English þurhlōcung), equivalent to look + -ing.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishlokynge
      • inheritedOld Englishlōciende
        • derivedOld Englishlōcian “to look”
          • inheritedProto-West Germanic*lōkōn
      • inheritedOld Englishlōcung
    • surface analysisEnglishlook “As an intransitive verb, often with “at”.”
    • suffixEnglish-ing “As true nouns.”
      • inheritedMiddle English-ynge
        • inheritedOld English-ung
        • inheritedOld English-ende
      • inheritedMiddle English-yng
        • inheritedOld English-ing “belonging to”

    Related: Old English þurhlōcung

    Words built on it: good-looking, full-looking, bad-looking

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