Where does “ダート” come from?

ダート (Japanese) comes from English dirt, from Middle English drit, from Old Norse drit, from Proto-Germanic dritą, from Proto-Germanic drītaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- — to have diarrhea.

ダート (Japanese): Clipping of ダートコース; a dart

Definitions

  1. Clipping of ダートコース; a dart

Ancestry of “ダート”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdirtSoil or earth
2Middle Englishdritexcrement
3Old Norsedritexcrement
4Proto-Germanicdritąshit, excrement
5Proto-Germanicdrītanąto defecate; to urinate
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drītaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic dritą →