Where does “nýralækni” come from?

nýralækni (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...

nýralækni (Faroese): nephrologist

Definitions

  1. nephrologist

Ancestry of “nýralækni”, step by step

nýralækni 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 nýra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesenýrakidney
2Old Norsenýrakidney
3Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Old Norse lækir →