Where does “zoolog” come from?

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

zoolog (Swedish): a zoologist

Definitions

  1. a zoologist

Ancestry of “zoolog”, 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 →