Where does “drakblod” come from?

drakblod (Swedish) comes from Swedish drake, from Old Swedish draki, from Old East Norse *draki, from Proto-Germanic drakō, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

drakblod (Swedish): dragon's blood

Definitions

  1. dragon's blood

Ancestry of “drakblod”, step by step

drakblod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish drake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdrakedragon; kite; a male duck, drake
2Old Swedishdrakidragon
3Old East Norse*draki
4Proto-Germanicdrakō
5LatinDracō
6Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
7Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
8Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai

via Swedish blöd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishblödblood
2Old Swedishbloþblood; living being, human
3Old Norseblóðblood; offspring
4Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomaiEvery word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek Δράκων
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