Where does “skurðlæknir” come from?

skurðlæknir (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...

skurðlæknir (Icelandic): surgeon doctor who performs surgery

Definitions

  1. surgeon doctor who performs surgery

Ancestry of “skurðlæknir”, step by step

skurðlæknir 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 skurður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskurðurthe act of cutting something; cut, wound;...
2Old Norseskurðr
3Proto-Germanicskurdizcutting, shearing
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kr̥(H)tís
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijazEvery word from Old Norse lækir