Etymology

dartball

D2A1R1T1B3A1L1L1

Today it means: A game in which darts are thrown at a large board resembling a baseball field with areas denoting bases. Full definition →

English ball ← Middle English bal ← Old English *beall
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰerh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰórh₃-eh₂
  3. Proto-Germanic*darō
  4. Proto-Germanic*darōþuz
  5. Frankish*darōþ
  6. Medieval Latindardus
  7. Old Frenchdart
  8. Middle Englishdart
  9. Englishdart
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  11. Proto-Germanic*balluz
  12. Old English*beall
  13. Middle Englishbal
  14. Englishball
  15. English todaydartball

From dart + ball.

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