Where does “draak” come from?

draak (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch drāke, from Old Dutch drako, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

draak (Dutch): dragon; a derogatory term for a woman, often...

Definitions

  1. dragon; a derogatory term for a woman, often...

Ancestry of “draak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdrākedragon, wyrm
2Old Dutchdrako
3LatinDracō
4Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
5Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
6Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomaiEvery word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek Δράκων