Where does “ihmelääkäri” come from?

ihmelääkäri (Finnish) comes from Finnish lääkäri, from Swedish läkare, from Old Swedish lækiare, from Old Swedish lækir, from Old Norse lækir, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

ihmelääkäri (Finnish): miracle doctor, prodigy doctor

Definitions

  1. miracle doctor, prodigy doctor

Ancestry of “ihmelääkäri”, step by step

ihmelääkäri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lääkäri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlääkäriphysician, medical doctor
2Swedishläkarea doctor; a physician
3Old Swedishlækiare—
4Old Swedishlækirphysician, leech
5Old Norselækir—
6Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Finnish ihme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihmemiracle, wonder; strange, weird
2Proto-Finnicimehwonder, miracle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Old Norse lækir →