Where does “targa” come from?

targa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic targǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰōrgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.

targa (Old Norse): target, small round shield

Definitions

  1. target, small round shield

Ancestry of “targa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictargǭedge, rim, border
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰōrgʰ-
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run

Words derived from “targa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰōrgʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic targǭ