Where does “drakelet” come from?
drakelet (English) comes from English Drake, from Middle English drake, from Old English draca, from Old English andraca, from Proto-West Germanic anadrekō, from Proto-West Germanic anad, from Old Irish anaid, from Proto-Celtic anati — to breathe.
drakelet (English): A male duckling
Definitions
- A male duckling
Ancestry of “drakelet”, step by step
drakelet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Drake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Drake | originally a byname from or, both meaning “dragon” |
| 2 | Middle English | drake | male duck, drake; dragon; Satan |
| 3 | Old English | draca | dragon |
| 4 | Old English | andraca | male duck, drake |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | anadrekō | male duck, drake |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | anad | duck |
| 7 | Old Irish | anaid | to stay, remain; to wait; to resist, to withstand |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | anati | to pause; to remain |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énh₁ti | to breathe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁- | to breathe |
via English let
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | let | To allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow... |
| 2 | Middle English | leten | to let |
| 3 | Old English | lǣtan | to let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |