Where does “drake” come from?

drake (Swedish) comes 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.

drake (Swedish): dragon; kite; a male duck, drake

Definitions

  1. dragon; kite; a male duck, drake

Ancestry of “drake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdrakidragon
2Old East Norse*draki—
3Proto-Germanicdrakō—
4LatinDracō—
5Ancient GreekΔράκωνDraco
6Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
7Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

Words derived from “drake”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek Δράκων →