Where does “műtárgy” come from?

műtárgy (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.

műtárgy (Hungarian): work of art a product of the fine arts; a painting, sculpture etc

Definitions

  1. work of art a product of the fine arts; a painting, sculpture etc

Ancestry of “műtárgy”, step by step

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