Where does “lǣċe” come from?
lǣċe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic lākī, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
lǣċe (Old English): doctor, physician; blood-sucking worm; muddy...
Definitions
- doctor, physician; blood-sucking worm; muddy...
Ancestry of “lǣċe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | lākī | doctor, physician |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lēkijaz | doctor, physician |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “lǣċe”