Where does “landlæknir” come from?

landlæknir (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...

landlæknir (Icelandic): country doctor

Definitions

  1. country doctor

Ancestry of “landlæknir”, step by step

landlæknir 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 land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclandland, earth, ground; country; countryside,...
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Old Norse lækir →