Where does “torches” come from?

torches (Yola) comes from Middle English 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.

torches (Yola): targes

Definitions

  1. targes

Ancestry of “torches”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtargetarge
2Old Frenchtargebuckler
3Frankishtargabuckler; shield
4Old Norsetargatarget, small round shield
5Proto-Germanictargǭedge, rim, border
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰōrgʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰōrgʰ- →Every word from Old French targe →