Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/darōþu

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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *darōþuz.

Noun

*darōþu m

1. light spear, javelin, dart

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*darōþu
Genitive	*darōþō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*darōþu	*darōþiwi, *darōþō
Accusative	*darōþu	*darōþū
Genitive	*darōþō	*darōþiwō
Dative	*darōþiwi, *darōþō	*darōþum
Instrumental	*darōþu	*darōþum

Descendants

• 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)