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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *darō (“injury; damage, harm”) + *-ōþuz.
Noun
*darōþuz m
- a light spear; javelin; dart
Inflection
Declension of *darōþuz (u-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*darōþuz
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*darōþiwiz
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| vocative
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*darōþu
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*darōþiwiz
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| accusative
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*darōþų
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*darōþunz
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| genitive
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*darōþauz
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*darōþiwǫ̂
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| dative
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*darōþiwi
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*darōþumaz
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| instrumental
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*darōþū
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*darōþumiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *darōþu
- Old English: daroþ
- Old Dutch: *daroth
- Middle Dutch: dāert, dart
- Old High German: tart
- → Medieval Latin: dardus [768 CE, France] (see there for further descendants)
- Old Norse: darraðr