Etymology

dartboard

D2A1R1T1B3O1A1R1D2

Today it means: A board used as a target for throwing darts. Full definition →

English board ← Middle English bord ← Old English bord
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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-Germanic*burdą
  11. Proto-West Germanic*bord
  12. Old Englishbord
  13. Middle Englishbord
  14. Englishboard
  15. English todaydartboard

From dart + board.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.