Where does “läkare” come from?

läkare (Swedish) comes 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...

läkare (Swedish): a doctor; a physician

Definitions

  1. a doctor; a physician

Ancestry of “läkare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “läkare

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