Where does “targe” come from?

Targe comes from Old French targe, from Frankish targa, a word of uncertain ultimate origin denoting a type of shield.

targe (English): A small shield; A pendant or tassel

Definitions

  1. A small shield; A pendant or tassel

Ancestry of “targe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtargetarge
2Old Frenchtargebuckler
3Frankishtargabuckler; shield
4Old Norsetargatarget, small round shield
5Proto-Germanictargǭedge, rim, border
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰōrgʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run

Words derived from “targe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰōrgʰ- →Every word from Old French targe →