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

Definitions

  1. a dragon's lair

Ancestry of “drakkula”, step by step

drakkula 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 kula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkulaa small ball made of earthenware, glass or a...
2Old Norsekúlaswelling; lump, swelling
3Proto-Germanickūlǭbump; hole
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek Δράκων →