Where does “læknajurt” come from?

læknajurt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic jurt, from Old Norse urt, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

læknajurt (Icelandic): lungwort

Definitions

  1. lungwort

Ancestry of “læknajurt”, step by step

læknajurt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic jurt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjurtplant
2Old Norseurt—
3Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
4Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Icelandic lækna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclæknato cure, to heal
2Old Norselækna—
3Proto-Germaniclēkinōnąto heal, to cure
4Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurt- →