Where does “darttavla” come from?
darttavla (Swedish) comes from Swedish dart, from Old Norse darr, from Proto-Germanic darōþuz, from Proto-Germanic -ōþuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
darttavla (Swedish): a dartboard
Definitions
- a dartboard
Ancestry of “darttavla”, step by step
darttavla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish dart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dart | darts; dart |
| 2 | Old Norse | darr | spear, dart |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | darōþuz | a light spear; javelin; dart |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōþuz | Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Swedish tävla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tävla | to compete, to contend, to race |
| 2 | Old Norse | tefla | to play at tables, chess or draughts |
| 3 | Old Norse | tafl | any of a class of ancient Northern European... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *tabulā | table |
| 5 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |