Where does “lääkäri” come from?

lääkäri (Finnish) comes 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...

lääkäri (Finnish): physician, medical doctor

Definitions

  1. physician, medical doctor

Ancestry of “lääkäri”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lääkäri

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