Where does “zarge” come from?

zarge (German) comes from Middle High German zarge, from Old High German zarga, from Proto-Germanic targǭ, from Old French targe, from Frankish targa, from Old Norse targa — target, small round shield.

zarge (German): frame of a door or (less often) a window

Definitions

  1. frame of a door or (less often) a window

Ancestry of “zarge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzargeside wall, frame, embankment
2Old High Germanzargaside wall, rim; edge, rim; rim, side wall
3Proto-Germanictargǭedge, rim, border
4Old Frenchtargebuckler
5Frankishtargabuckler; shield
6Old Norsetargatarget, small round shield

Words derived from “zarge”

Every word from Old Norse targa →Every word from Proto-Germanic targǭ →Every word from Old French targe →