Talk:peek

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Etymology[edit]

The blend between peep and keek is most likely[5], in contrast to a remote pre-historic form, akin to Basque BEGUIA (eye)[1], whence Spanish possible BICHAR[4] (to pry, spy on). Andrew H. Gray 16:47, 3 September 2018 (UTC)Andrew (talk)


[0] means 'Absolutely not; [1] means 'Exceedingly unlikely'; [2] means 'Very dubious'; [3] means 'Questionable'; [4] means 'Possible'; [5] means 'Probable'; [6] means 'Likely'; [7] means 'Most Likely' or *Unattested; [8] means 'Attested'; [9] means 'Obvious' - only used for close matches within the same language or dialect, at linkable periods. Andrew H. Gray 17:00, 1 September 2018 (UTC)Andrew (talk)