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Where does “lækna” come from?

lækna (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Ancestry of “lækna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclēkinōnąto heal, to cure
2Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lækna”

  • läka
  • läkemedelsförmån
  • läkekonst
  • läkemedel
  • lækna
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