Where does “Drabek” come from?

Drabek (English) comes from Czech Drábek, from Czech dráb, from Middle High German drabant — Hussite foot soldier.

Ancestry of “Drabek”, step by step

Drabek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech Drábek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechDrábek—
2Czechdrábbeadle, catchpole
3Middle High GermandrabantHussite foot soldier

via Polish Drabek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishDrabek—
Every word from Middle High German drabant →Every word from Czech dráb →Every word from Czech Drábek →