Where does “dra” come from?

dra (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish drage, from Old Danish draghæ, from Old East Norse *draki, from Proto-Germanic drakō, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

dra (Norwegian Bokmål): to draw; pull; drag; to leave; depart; go

Definitions

  1. to draw; pull; drag; to leave; depart; go

Ancestry of “dra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdragedragon; drake; kite
2Old Danishdraghædragon
3Old East Norse*draki—
4Proto-Germanicdrakō—
5LatinDracō—
6Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
7Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
8Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

Words derived from “dra”

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