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Where does “dard” come from?

dard (Old French) comes 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 (Old French): dart

Definitions

  1. dart

Ancestry of “dard”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dard”

  • dart
  • darting
  • darts
  • darter
  • dartboard
  • dartlike
  • dartingly
  • darteth
  • endart
  • dartle
  • dartest
  • dartfish
  • blowdart
  • indart
  • sun-darts
  • dart tag
  • duskdarter
  • dartitis
  • updart
  • darts
  • dart
  • darten
  • dart
  • դարթս
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