Where does “gynekolog” come from?

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

gynekolog (Swedish): a gynecologist

Definitions

  1. a gynecologist

Ancestry of “gynekolog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlögbath
2Old Swedishløghbath, wash
3Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
4Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →