läkare

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • a doctor; a physician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish lǣkiare, lækiare, lǣkir, lækir inherited from Old Norse *lækir inherited from Proto-Germanic *lēkijaz (physician, doctor) suffix from Swedish läka (treat).

Origin

Swedish

läka

Gloss

treat

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