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Where does “dreki” come from?

dreki (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dreki, from Proto-Germanic drakō, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

dreki (Icelandic): dragon

Definitions

  1. dragon

Ancestry of “dreki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedreki—
2Proto-Germanicdrakō—
3LatinDracō—
4Ancient GreekΔράκων—
5Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
6Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

Words derived from “dreki”

  • flugdreki
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