Where does “emléktárgy” come from?

emléktárgy (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tárgy, from Old French targe, from Frankish targa, from Old Norse targa, from Proto-Germanic targǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰōrgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.

emléktárgy (Hungarian): souvenir, keepsake, token, remembrance

Definitions

  1. souvenir, keepsake, token, remembrance

Ancestry of “emléktárgy”, step by step

emléktárgy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tárgy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantárgyobject, thing; topic, subject, matter, theme;...
2Old Frenchtargebuckler
3Frankishtargabuckler; shield
4Old Norsetargatarget, small round shield
5Proto-Germanictargǭedge, rim, border
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰōrgʰ-
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run

via Hungarian emlék

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianemlékmemory; souvenir, keepsake, relic
2Hungarianemlékezikto commemorate; to remember

Words derived from “emléktárgy

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