Where does “menargetkan” come from?

menargetkan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian target, from English target, from Middle French targette, from Old French targe, from Frankish targa, from Old Norse targa, from Proto-Germanic targǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰōrgʰ- — to run.

menargetkan (Indonesian): to target

Definitions

  1. to target

Ancestry of “menargetkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantargettarget: a goal or objective
2EnglishtargetA butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or...
3Middle Frenchtargette
4Old Frenchtargebuckler
5Frankishtargabuckler; shield
6Old Norsetargatarget, small round shield
7Proto-Germanictargǭedge, rim, border
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰōrgʰ-
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰōrgʰ-Every word from Old French targe