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Where does “dard” come from?

dard (French) comes from Old French dart, from Medieval Latin dardus, from Frankish darōþu, from Proto-Germanic darōþuz, from Proto-Germanic -ōþuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

dard (French): javelin, spear; sting; prickle, spine

Definitions

  1. javelin, spear; sting; prickle, spine

Ancestry of “dard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdartspear, javelin
2Medieval Latindardusspear
3Frankishdarōþuthrowing spear, arrow; dart, spear; light spear,...
4Proto-Germanicdarōþuza light spear; javelin; dart
5Proto-Germanic-ōþuzForms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly...
6Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “dard”

  • dardo
  • darder
  • dardo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →