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Where does “darōþuz” come from?

darōþuz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -ōþuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

darōþuz (Proto-Germanic): a light spear; javelin; dart

Definitions

  1. a light spear; javelin; dart

Ancestry of “darōþuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-ōþuzForms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly...
2Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
3Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “darōþuz”

  • dart
  • darting
  • darts
  • dace
  • darter
  • dartboard
  • dartlike
  • dartingly
  • darteth
  • endart
  • dartle
  • dartest
  • dartfish
  • blowdart
  • indart
  • dacelike
  • sun-darts
  • dart tag
  • duskdarter
  • dartitis
  • updart
  • dardus
  • dardo
  • dard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →