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Where does “Drachen” come from?

Drachen (German) comes from German Drache, 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.

Drachen (German): kite; hang glider; dragon, shrew, battle axe,...

Definitions

  1. kite; hang glider; dragon, shrew, battle axe,...

Ancestry of “Drachen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDrachedragon
2Middle High Germantrache—
3Old High Germantrahhodragon
4Proto-Germanicdrakō—
5LatinDracō—
6Ancient GreekΔράκων—
7Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
8Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—
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