Where does “læknishǫnd” come from?

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

læknishǫnd (Old Norse): a healing hand

Definitions

  1. a healing hand

Ancestry of “læknishǫnd”, step by step

læknishǫnd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse læknir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselæknirhealer
2Old Norselækir—
3Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Old Norse hǫnd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehǫndhand
2Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Old Norse lækir →