Where does “tárcsafék” come from?

tárcsafék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tárcsa, from Middle High German tartsche, 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.

tárcsafék (Hungarian): disc brake a type of brake where the friction is produced by brake pads which are pressed against a disc

Definitions

  1. disc brake a type of brake where the friction is produced by brake pads which are pressed against a disc

Ancestry of “tárcsafék”, step by step

tárcsafék traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian tárcsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantárcsadisc; dial; disc harrow
2Middle High Germantartsche
3Old Frenchtargebuckler
4Frankishtargabuckler; shield
5Old Norsetargatarget, small round shield
6Proto-Germanictargǭedge, rim, border
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰōrgʰ-
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run

via Hungarian fék

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfékbrake; obstacle
2Proto-Ugricpäkkɜbridle, rein
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰōrgʰ-Every word from Old French targe