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Where does “drake” come from?

drake (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic drakō, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

Ancestry of “drake”, step by step

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

Words derived from “drake”

  • kanariantraakkipuu
  • traakkipuu
  • traakki
  • drakkula
  • drake
  • draksegel
  • drake
  • drage
  • drake
  • afdrage
  • drage
  • dragen
  • dreki
  • flugdreki
  • dreki
  • dreki
  • draki
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