Where does “hjertelæge” come from?

hjertelæge (Danish) comes from Danish læge, from Old Danish lægæ, from Old Norse lækna, from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

hjertelæge (Danish): a cardiologist

Definitions

  1. a cardiologist

Ancestry of “hjertelæge”, step by step

hjertelæge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish læge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlægedoctor; physician; surgeon
2Old Danishlægæ—
3Old Norselækna—
4Proto-Germaniclēkinōnąto heal, to cure
5Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Danish hjerte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhjerteheart
2Old Norsehjartaheart
3Proto-Germanichertôheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną →