Where does “lækur” come from?

lækur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse lœkr, from Proto-Germanic lōkiz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lækur (Icelandic): brook, stream

Definitions

  1. brook, stream

Ancestry of “lækur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselœkrbrook, rivulet
2Proto-Germaniclōkizbrook; stream
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lækur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lōkiz →Every word from Old Norse lœkr →