Where does “dart” come from?

dart (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German dort, from Old High German doret, from Old High German dār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

dart (Pennsylvania German): there

Definitions

  1. there

Ancestry of “dart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandort—
2Old High Germandoretthere
3Old High Germandārthere
4Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
5Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
6Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →