Where does “lege” come from?

lege (Danish) comes from Old Danish lækæ, from Old Norse læknir, from Old Norse lækir, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lege (Danish): to play; to spawn; indefinite plural of leg

Definitions

  1. to play; to spawn; indefinite plural of leg

Ancestry of “lege”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishlækæ—
2Old Norselæknirhealer
3Old Norselækir—
4Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lege”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Old Norse lækir →