Where does “Drache” come from?

Drache (German) comes from Middle High German trache, from Old High German trahho, from Proto-Germanic drakō, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

Drache (German): dragon

Definitions

  1. dragon

Ancestry of “Drache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantrache—
2Old High Germantrahhodragon
3Proto-Germanicdrakō—
4LatinDracō—
5Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
6Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
7Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

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