Where does “drakkula” come from?
drakkula (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.
drakkula (Swedish): a dragon's lair
Ancestry of “drakkula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | drake | dragon; kite; a male duck, drake |
| 2 | Old Swedish | draki | — |
| 3 | Old East Norse | *draki | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drakō | — |
| 5 | Latin | Dracō | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |