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English word origin

Etymology of lookt

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn Old English lōcian Middle English loken English look English -t English lookt From look + -t.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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verb

simple past and past participle of look

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Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn Old English lōcian Middle English loken English look English -t English lookt From look + -t.

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