Where does “lækni” come from?

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

lækni (Faroese): doctor, medic, physician

Definitions

  1. doctor, medic, physician

Ancestry of “lækni”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lækni”

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