Where does “læknir” come from?

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

læknir (Icelandic): medical practitioner, doctor, MD

Definitions

  1. medical practitioner, doctor, MD

Ancestry of “læknir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “læknir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Old Norse lækir →