Where does “djurläkare” come from?

djurläkare (Swedish) comes from Swedish djur, from Old Swedish diūr, from Old Norse diūʀ, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

djurläkare (Swedish): a veterinarian, an animal doctor

Definitions

  1. a veterinarian, an animal doctor

Ancestry of “djurläkare”, step by step

djurläkare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish djur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdjuranimal
2Old Swedishdiūranimal
3Old Norsediūʀanimal
4Proto-Norse*ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨanimal
5Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm →