Where does “drāke” come from?

drāke (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch drako, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

drāke (Middle Dutch): dragon, wyrm

Definitions

  1. dragon, wyrm

Ancestry of “drāke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdrako—
2LatinDracō—
3Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
4Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
5Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

Words derived from “drāke”

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