Where does “lääkitsijä” come from?

lääkitsijä (Finnish) comes 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...

Ancestry of “lääkitsijä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlääkitäto medicate
2Old Swedishläkia—
3Proto-Germaniclēkinōnąto heal, to cure
4Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną →