Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “derḱ-”
313 words across 80 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European derḱ- — including dragon, Dracula, draconian, dragoon, drake, dragonfly, tarragon, rankle.
See the etymology of derḱ- itself →
English (63)
- dragon
- Dracula
- draconian
- dragoon
- drake
- dragonfly
- tarragon
- rankle
- darshan
- snapdragon
- sheldrake
- draconic
- dracunculiasis
- dragonhead
- dragonlike
- dracunculus
- dragonish
- dragoness
- dragonet
- dragonkind
- dragonfish
- estragole
- estragon
- dragonslayer
- dragonnade
- dragooner
- dragonette
- dragonesque
- Tarkhun
- dragonology
- draconically
- dragonling
- dragonwort
- dragonlord
- dragonking
- dragonskin
- dragonroot
- rankleth
- draconite
- dracontine
- firedragon
- draconical
- draconianism
- dragonhide
- dragonless
- dragonlore
- dragonbone
- shielddrake
- isoestragole
- undragonlike
- icedrake
- draculin
- draconianly
- pseudodragon
- dragonologist
- dragonise
- dragonize
- dragonkin
- dragonborn
- Draculaesque
- dragonsome
- Drachenfutter
- dracontium