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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *darōþuz.
Noun
*darōþu m
- light spear, javelin, dart
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*darōþu
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| Genitive
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*darōþō
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*darōþu
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*darōþiwi, *darōþō
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| Accusative
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*darōþu
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*darōþū
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| Genitive
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*darōþō
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*darōþiwō
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| Dative
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*darōþiwi, *darōþō
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*darōþum
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| Instrumental
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*darōþu
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*darōþum
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Descendants
- 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)