Where does “drake” come from?

drake (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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 Nynorsk): a dragon; a kite; a type of longship decorated...

Definitions

  1. a dragon; a kite; a type of longship decorated...

Ancestry of “drake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandrake—
2Proto-Germanicdrakō—
3LatinDracō—
4Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
5Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
6Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

Words derived from “drake”

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