Where does “Drachenblut” come from?
Drachenblut (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.
Drachenblut (German): dragon's blood; A kind of alcoholic beverage
Definitions
- dragon's blood; A kind of alcoholic beverage
Ancestry of “Drachenblut”, step by step
Drachenblut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Drache
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Drache | dragon |
| 2 | Middle High German | trache | — |
| 3 | Old High German | trahho | dragon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drakō | — |
| 5 | Latin | Dracō | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | Draco |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |
via German blut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | blut | blood |
| 2 | Middle High German | bluot | blood |
| 3 | Old High German | 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- | — |