Where does “lækiare” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lækiare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lækiare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Old Norse lækir →