Where does “drake” come from?
drake (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk drake, from Middle Low German drake, from Proto-Germanic drakō, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.
drake (Norwegian Bokmål): a dragon; a kite
Ancestry of “drake”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | drake | a dragon; a kite; a type of longship decorated... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | drake | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drakō | — |
| 4 | Latin | Dracō | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |