Etymology

blowdart

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Today it means: A dart fired from a blowpipe or blowgun. Full definition →

English dart ← Middle English dart ← Old French dart
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₁-
  3. Proto-Germanic*blēaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*blāan
  5. Old Englishblāwan
  6. Middle Englishblowen
  7. Englishblow
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰerh₃-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰórh₃-eh₂
  10. Proto-Germanic*darō
  11. Proto-Germanic*darōþuz
  12. Frankish*darōþ
  13. Medieval Latindardus
  14. Old Frenchdart
  15. Middle Englishdart
  16. Englishdart
  17. English todayblowdart

From blow + dart.

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