Where does “Drachenfutter” come from?

Drachenfutter (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.

Drachenfutter (German): dragon fodder, dragon food; A gift given to...

Definitions

  1. dragon fodder, dragon food; A gift given to...

Ancestry of “Drachenfutter”, step by step

Drachenfutter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Drache

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

via German futter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfutterinflection of futtern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanvuoter—
3Old High Germanfuotarfodder; sheath, scabbard
4Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “Drachenfutter”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek Δράκων →