Where does “drach” come from?

drach (Polish) comes from German Drache, from Middle High German trache, from Old High German trahho, from Proto-Germanic drakō, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

Ancestry of “drach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDrachedragon
2Middle High Germantrache—
3Old High Germantrahhodragon
4Proto-Germanicdrakō—
5LatinDracō—
6Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
7Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
8Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek Δράκων →