Where does “tarja” come from?

tarja (Portuguese) comes from French targe, from Middle French targe, 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.

tarja (Portuguese): border; a black strip used to censor something; a...

Definitions

  1. border; a black strip used to censor something; a...

Ancestry of “tarja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtargea targe, buckler
2Middle Frenchtargetarge
3Old Frenchtargebuckler
4Frankishtargabuckler; shield
5Old Norsetargatarget, small round shield
6Proto-Germanictargǭedge, rim, border
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰōrgʰ-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run

Words derived from “tarja”

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