Where does “legetøjsdyr” come from?

legetøjsdyr (Danish) comes from Danish legetøj, 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...

legetøjsdyr (Danish): toy, plaything resembling animals. Made of wood, plastic etc

Definitions

  1. toy, plaything resembling animals. Made of wood, plastic etc

Ancestry of “legetøjsdyr”, step by step

legetøjsdyr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish legetøj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlegetøjtoy
2Danishlegeto play; to spawn; indefinite plural of leg
3Old Danishlækæ—
4Old Norselæknirhealer
5Old Norselækir—
6Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Danish dyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdyranimal, beast; animal; deer
2Old Norsedýrrdear, valuable
3Proto-Germanic*durz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Old Norse lækir →