Where does “kuumelääke” come from?

kuumelääke (Finnish) comes from Finnish lääke, from Finnish lääkitä, from Old Swedish läkia, from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

kuumelääke (Finnish): antipyretic, febrifuge; fever-reducing medication

Definitions

  1. antipyretic, febrifuge; fever-reducing medication

Ancestry of “kuumelääke”, step by step

kuumelääke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lääke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlääkemedicine substance, remedy, drug
2Finnishlääkitäto medicate
3Old Swedishläkia—
4Proto-Germaniclēkinōnąto heal, to cure
5Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Finnish kuume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuumefever, temperature; A rush, a period of feverish...
2Finnishkuumahot; ardent, passionate, fervent
3Proto-Finnickuumahot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną →