Where does “lækna” come from?

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

lækna (Icelandic): to cure, to heal

Definitions

  1. to cure, to heal

Ancestry of “lækna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselækna—
2Proto-Germaniclēkinōnąto heal, to cure
3Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lækna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną →