Where does “læge” come from?

læge (Danish) comes 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...

læge (Danish): doctor; physician; surgeon

Definitions

  1. doctor; physician; surgeon

Ancestry of “læge”, step by step

læge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish lægæ

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

via Old Danish lækæ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishlækæ—
2Old Norselæknirhealer
3Old Norselækir—

Words derived from “læge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną →