Where does “drake” come from?

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

Ancestry of “drake”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Dutch	drako	—
2	Latin	Dracō	—
3	Ancient Greek	Δράκων	—
4	Ancient Greek	δέρκομαι	to see, see clearly; to watch; to live
5	Proto-Hellenic	*dérkomai	—

Words derived from “drake”

draak
poeldraak
Draak

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →

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