Where does “eygnalækni” come from?

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

eygnalækni (Faroese): ophthalmologist, eye doctor

Definitions

  1. ophthalmologist, eye doctor

Ancestry of “eygnalækni”, step by step

eygnalækni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese lækni

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

via Faroese eyga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseeygaeye; view; face
2Old Norseaugaeye
3Proto-Germanicaugôeye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Old Norse lækir →