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Where does “darts” come from?

darts (Finnish) comes from English darts, from English dart, from Middle English dart, from Old French dart, from Medieval Latin dardus, from Frankish darōþu, from Proto-Germanic darōþuz, from Proto-Germanic -ōþuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

darts (Finnish): darts

Definitions

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Ancestry of “darts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdartsplural of dart; A game or sport in which darts...
2EnglishdartA pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown...
3Middle EnglishdartA hand-thrown spear or missile; a javelin;...
4Old Frenchdartspear, javelin
5Medieval Latindardusspear
6Frankishdarōþuthrowing spear, arrow; dart, spear; light spear,...
7Proto-Germanicdarōþuza light spear; javelin; dart
8Proto-Germanic-ōþuzForms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly...
9Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
10Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
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