Where does “legehus” come from?

legehus (Danish) comes from Danish lege, 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...

legehus (Danish): a Wendy house, play house, cubby house

Definitions

  1. a Wendy house, play house, cubby house

Ancestry of “legehus”, step by step

legehus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish lege

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlegeto play; to spawn; indefinite plural of leg
2Old Danishlækæ—
3Old Norselæknirhealer
4Old Norselækir—
5Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Danish hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhushouse; building; block of flats, cottage
2Old Danishhushouse
3Old Norsehúshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Old Norse lækir →