Etymology

dartsman

D2A1R1T1S1M3A1N1

Today it means: A person who throws darts. Full definition →

Middle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann
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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*mon-
  11. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  12. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  13. Old Englishmann
  14. Middle Englishman
  15. English todaydartsman

From dart + -s- + -man.

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