Where does “tarian” come from?

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

tarian (Welsh): shield

Definitions

  1. shield

Ancestry of “tarian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshtaryanshield
2Old Englishtargaa light shield, a targe
3Proto-Germanictargǭedge, rim, border
4Old Frenchtargebuckler
5Frankishtargabuckler; shield
6Old Norsetargatarget, small round shield
Every word from Old Norse targa →Every word from Proto-Germanic targǭ →Every word from Old French targe →