Where does “drăcie” come from?

drăcie (Romanian) comes from Romanian ie, from German Ja, from Middle High German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

drăcie (Romanian): devilry, devilish trickery, witchcraft, charms

Definitions

  1. devilry, devilish trickery, witchcraft, charms

Ancestry of “drăcie”, step by step

drăcie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianietraditional Romanian embroidered blouse; the...
2GermanJaa yes
3Middle High Germanja—
4Old High Germanjā—
5Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
6Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready

via Romanian drac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandracdevil
2LatinDracō—
3Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
4Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
5Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

Words derived from “drăcie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jā →