The story
- Old English · inherited fromlǣċe“medical doctor”
- Middle English · inherited fromleche“doctor, physician”
- English todayleechbook
From Middle English leche (“doctor, physician”), from Old English lǣċe (“medical doctor”) + boc (“book”).
Words from the same roots
Middle Englishleche all →
leachleechLetcherletch
Old Englishlǣċe all →
leachleech
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.