gucken

Etymology
From, , of origin. Perhaps from a specialised use of, , from ,. The pronunciation (and spelling) with k- is commonly explained as an influence of (from ). Note, however, that this pronunciation reaches far to the south (compare 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬).

Verb

 * 1)  to look, to direct one's gaze at something
 * 2)  to watch, to direct one's gaze at something for some time
 * 3)  to look, to have a certain facial expression
 * 1)  to watch, to direct one's gaze at something for some time
 * 2)  to look, to have a certain facial expression

Usage notes

 * Gucken, along with its spelling variant, is the common word for "to look" in northern and central Germany. Southern German and Austrian varieties use . Gucken is not normally used in formal language, where it is replaced with synonyms.