Where does “darder” come from?
darder (French) comes from French dard, 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.
darder (French): to shoot; to point
Definitions
- to shoot; to point
Ancestry of “darder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dard | javelin, spear; sting; prickle, spine |
| 2 | Old French | dart | spear, javelin |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | dardus | spear |
| 4 | Frankish | darōþu | throwing spear, arrow; dart, spear; light spear,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | darōþuz | a light spear; javelin; dart |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōþuz | Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |