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
Ancestry of “legetøj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | lege | to play; to spawn; indefinite plural of leg |
| 2 | Old Danish | lækæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | læknir | healer |
| 4 | Old Norse | lækir | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lēkijaz | doctor, physician |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |