Where does “ögonläkare” come from?

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

ögonläkare (Swedish): an ophthalmologist, an eye doctor

Definitions

  1. an ophthalmologist, an eye doctor

Ancestry of “ögonläkare”, step by step

ögonläkare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish läkare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishläkarea doctor; a physician
2Old Swedishlækiare—
3Old Swedishlækirphysician, leech
4Old Norselækir—
5Proto-Germaniclēkijazdoctor, physician
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Swedish öga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishögaeye
2Old Swedishøghaeye
3Old Norseaugaeye
4Proto-Germanicaugôeye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Old Norse lækir →
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