Where does “drakenbloed” come from?
drakenbloed (Dutch) comes from Dutch Draak, from Middle Dutch andrake, from Old Dutch anadrako, from Proto-West Germanic anadrekō, from Proto-West Germanic anad, from Old Irish anaid, from Proto-Celtic anati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₁ti — to breathe.
drakenbloed (Dutch): dragon's blood the blood of a dragon
Definitions
- dragon's blood the blood of a dragon
Ancestry of “drakenbloed”, step by step
drakenbloed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Draak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Draak | Draco |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | andrake | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | anadrako | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | anadrekō | male duck, drake |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | anad | duck |
| 6 | Old Irish | anaid | to stay, remain; to wait; to resist, to withstand |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | anati | to pause; to remain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énh₁ti | to breathe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁- | to breathe |
via Dutch bloed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bloed | blood; a grave consequence, a high price; a whole... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bloet | blood |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bluot | blood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blōd | blood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |