Where does “drage” come from?
drage (Danish) comes from Old Danish draghæ, from Old East Norse *draki, from Proto-Germanic drakō, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.
drage (Danish): dragon; drake; kite
Definitions
- dragon; drake; kite
Ancestry of “drage”, step by step
drage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Danish draghæ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | draghæ | dragon |
| 2 | Old East Norse | *draki | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drakō | — |
| 4 | Latin | Dracō | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | Draco |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |
via French dragée
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dragée | a sweet with almond filling; a dragée, a... |
| 2 | Latin | tragemata | dried fruits |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τραγήματα | spices; dried fruits, sweetmeats |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τράγημα | dried fruits or sweetmeats, eaten as dessert |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τρώγω | I chew, gnaw; I eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |