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

  1. doctor, physician; blood-sucking worm; muddy...

Ancestry of “lǣċe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclākīdoctor, physician
2Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lǣċe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lākī →