Where does “fȳrdraca” come from?

fȳrdraca (Old English) comes from Old English draca, from Old English andraca, from Proto-West Germanic anadrekō, from Proto-West Germanic anad, from Old Irish anaid, from Proto-Celtic anati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

fȳrdraca (Old English): fire-spewing dragon

Definitions

  1. fire-spewing dragon

Ancestry of “fȳrdraca”, step by step

fȳrdraca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English draca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdracadragon
2Old Englishandracamale duck, drake
3Proto-West Germanicanadrekōmale duck, drake
4Proto-West Germanicanadduck
5Old Irishanaidto stay, remain; to wait; to resist, to withstand
6Proto-Celticanatito pause; to remain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₁tito breathe
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

via Old English fȳr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfȳrfire
2Old EnglishfeorAlternative form of feorr; far
3Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fȳrdraca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Celtic anati →