Where does “draki” come from?
draki (Old Swedish) comes from Old East Norse *draki, from Proto-Germanic drakō, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.
draki (Old Swedish): dragon
Definitions
- dragon
Ancestry of “draki”, step by step
draki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old East Norse *draki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Norse | *draki | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | drakō | — |
| 3 | Latin | Dracō | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | Draco |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |
via Proto-West Germanic drakō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | drakō | dragon |