Where does “Drachenstatue” come from?
Drachenstatue (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.
Drachenstatue (German): statue of a dragon
Definitions
- statue of a dragon
Ancestry of “Drachenstatue”, step by step
Drachenstatue 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 Statue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Statue | statue |
| 2 | Latin | statua | a statue, especially one made of metal |
| 3 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 4 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 5 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |