Where does “skottulæknir” come from?
skottulæknir (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...
skottulæknir (Icelandic): a quack, a charlatan, a medicaster, a quacksalver
Definitions
- a quack, a charlatan, a medicaster, a quacksalver
Ancestry of “skottulæknir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | læknir | medical practitioner, doctor, MD |
| 2 | Old Norse | læknir | healer |
| 3 | Old Norse | lækir | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lēkijaz | doctor, physician |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |