Where does “draksegel” come from?

draksegel (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.

draksegel (Swedish): dragon sail; the sail believed used by the...

Definitions

  1. dragon sail; the sail believed used by the...

Ancestry of “draksegel”, step by step

draksegel 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 segel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsegelsail; a piece of fabric attached to a boat
2Old Norseseglsail
3Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
4Proto-Germanicsiglą—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek Δράκων →