Where does “targe” come from?

targe (Middle French) 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.

targe (Middle French): targe

Definitions

  1. targe

Ancestry of “targe”, 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 “targe”

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