Where does “darting” come from?
Dart comes from Middle English darten, derived from Frankish daroth, a word of uncertain ultimate origin.
darting (English): present participle of dart; A motion or gesture...
Definitions
- present participle of dart; A motion or gesture...
Ancestry of “darting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dart | A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown... |
| 2 | Middle English | dart | A hand-thrown spear or missile; a javelin;... |
| 3 | Old French | dart | spear, javelin |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | dardus | spear |
| 5 | Frankish | darōþu | throwing spear, arrow; dart, spear; light spear,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | darōþuz | a light spear; javelin; dart |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōþuz | Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |