Where does “geðlæknir” come from?

geðlæknir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic læknir, from Old Norse læknir, from Old Norse lækir, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

geðlæknir (Icelandic): psychiatrist

Definitions

  1. psychiatrist

Ancestry of “geðlæknir”, step by step

geðlæknir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic læknir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclæknirmedical practitioner, doctor, MD
2Old Norselæknirhealer
3Old Norselækir—
4Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Icelandic geð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgeðmind; mood, feeling; temper, disposition
2Old Norsegeðmind; mood; wits; senses
3Proto-Germanicgadjąmind; courage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Old Norse lækir →