Where does “läkarkår” come from?

läkarkår (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...

läkarkår (Swedish): body of physicians

Definitions

  1. body of physicians

Ancestry of “läkarkår”, step by step

läkarkår 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 kår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkåra corps, a corporation, a company, a union, a...
2Frenchcorpsbody; field; corps
3Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
4Proto-Italickorposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz →Every word from Old Norse lækir →