Where does “legetøj” come from?

legetøj (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...

legetøj (Danish): toy

Definitions

  1. toy

Ancestry of “legetøj”, step by step

legetøj 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 tøj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtøjfabric, material; cloth, clothes, clothing; tool,...
2Middle Low Germantügthings, gear, equipment, garment

Words derived from “legetøj”

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