Where does “untargetable” come from?

untargetable (English) comes from English targetable, from English target, from Middle French targette, from Old French targe, from Frankish targa, from Old Norse targa, from Proto-Germanic targǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰōrgʰ- — to run.

untargetable (English): That cannot be targetted

Definitions

  1. That cannot be targetted

Ancestry of “untargetable”, step by step

untargetable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English targetable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtargetableThat can be targeted
2EnglishtargetA butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or...
3Middle Frenchtargette
4Old Frenchtargebuckler
5Frankishtargabuckler; shield
6Old Norsetargatarget, small round shield
7Proto-Germanictargǭedge, rim, border
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰōrgʰ-
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰōrgʰ-Every word from Old French targe
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