Where does “taryan” come from?

taryan (Middle Welsh) comes from Old English targa, from Proto-Germanic targǭ, from Old French targe, from Frankish targa, from Old Norse targa — target, small round shield.

taryan (Middle Welsh): shield

Definitions

  1. shield

Ancestry of “taryan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtargaa light shield, a targe
2Proto-Germanictargǭedge, rim, border
3Old Frenchtargebuckler
4Frankishtargabuckler; shield
5Old Norsetargatarget, small round shield

Words derived from “taryan”

Every word from Old Norse targa →Every word from Proto-Germanic targǭ →Every word from Old French targe →