Where does “flugdreki” come from?

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

flugdreki (Icelandic): kite

Definitions

  1. kite

Ancestry of “flugdreki”, step by step

flugdreki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic dreki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdrekidragon
2Old Norsedrekidragon
3Proto-Germanicdrakō
4LatinDracō
5Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
6Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
7Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai

via Icelandic fljúga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfljúgato fly
2Old Norsefljúgato fly
3Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “flugdreki

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomaiEvery word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek Δράκων
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