Where does “ekolog” come from?

ekolog (Swedish) comes from Swedish lög, from Old Swedish løgh, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

ekolog (Swedish): an ecologist

Definitions

  1. an ecologist

Ancestry of “ekolog”, step by step

ekolog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lög

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlögbath
2Old Swedishløghbath, wash
3Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
4Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Swedish eko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishekoan echo; a reflected sound
2Ancient GreekἨχώsound; a nymph in Greek mythology
3Ancient Greekἠχήsound, noise
4Proto-Hellenic*wākʰā́—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →