DRAKE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
adult male of a wild or domestic duck
Categories: Duck
Synonyms
Francis drake, Drake, Sir francis drake
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "drake" comes from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-. It started in Ancient Greek δράκων. Then it appeared in Latin dracō. Later, people used it in Proto-West Germanic *drakō. After that, it was Old English draca. Over time, it became Middle English drake. Finally, it reached Proto-West Germanic *anadrekō. It started in Old English *andraca. Then it appeared in Old English draca. Later, people used it in Middle English drake. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Low German: drake
- Dutch: draak
- German: Enterich
- Middle Dutch: drake
- German: Drache
🔗 Related Words
ennet – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.