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English word origin

Etymology of Dart

From Proto-Brythonic *dar (“oak”). Cognate to the Darent.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

A river in Devon, England, which flows from Dartmoor to the English Channel at Dartmouth. · An unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio, United States, said to be named for a bird flying like a dart.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Proto-Brythonic *dar (“oak”). Cognate to the Darent.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Derivation mention*darcel-bry-pro
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

A surname from Middle English.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Metonymic occupational surname for a maker of darts, from Middle English dart.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Derivation mentiondartenm
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