Where does “yrttilääkintä” come from?

yrttilääkintä (Finnish) comes from Finnish lääkintä, 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...

yrttilääkintä (Finnish): herbal medicine

Definitions

  1. herbal medicine

Ancestry of “yrttilääkintä”, step by step

yrttilääkintä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lääkintä

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

via Finnish yrtti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyrttiherb
2Old Swedishyrt—
3Old Norseurt—
4Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną →