Where does “tárgy” come from?

tárgy (Hungarian) comes 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.

tárgy (Hungarian): object, thing; topic, subject, matter, theme;...

Definitions

  1. object, thing; topic, subject, matter, theme;...

Ancestry of “tárgy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtargebuckler
2Frankishtargabuckler; shield
3Old Norsetargatarget, small round shield
4Proto-Germanictargǭedge, rim, border
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰōrgʰ-
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run

Words derived from “tárgy

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