Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/darōþuz

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.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *darō (“injury; damage, harm”) +‎ *-ōþuz.

Noun

*darōþuz m

1. a light spear; javelin; dart

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *darōþuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*darōþuz	*darōþiwiz
vocative	*darōþu	*darōþiwiz
accusative	*darōþų	*darōþunz
genitive	*darōþauz	*darōþiwǫ̂
dative	*darōþiwi	*darōþumaz
instrumental	*darōþū	*darōþumiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *darōþu
  • Old English: daroþ
  • Old Dutch: *daroth
    • Middle Dutch: dāert, dart
      • Dutch: daart
  • Old High German: tart
  • → Medieval Latin: dardus [768 CE, France] (see there for further descendants)
• Old Norse: darraðr
  • Icelandic: darraður