Where does “všelék” come from?

všelék (Czech) comes from Czech lék, from Old Czech lék, from Proto-Slavic lěkъ, from Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

všelék (Czech): cure-all, panacea

Definitions

  1. cure-all, panacea

Ancestry of “všelék”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlékmedicine, cure, drug
2Old Czechlékmagical medicine
3Proto-Slaviclěkъremaining, residual
4Gothic𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃doctor, physician
5Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 →