| 1 | Frankish | darōþu | throwing spear, arrow; dart, spear; light spear,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | darōþuz | a light spear; javelin; dart |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ōþuz | Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |