Where does “leg” come from?

leg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lege, from Danish læge, from Old Danish lægæ, from Old Norse lækna, from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

leg (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of lege

Definitions

  1. imperative of lege

Ancestry of “leg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållegea doctor; to heal, cure
2Danishlægedoctor; physician; surgeon
3Old Danishlægæ—
4Old Norselækna—
5Proto-Germaniclēkinōnąto heal, to cure
6Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną →