Vrouwelijk

targe

(Engels)

targe, buckler

Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/taʁʒ/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

Inherited from Middle French targe (“round shield, targe”) from Old French targe (“buckler”), from Frankish *targa (“buckler”), probably from Old Norse targa (“small round shield”) (whence also Old English targe, targa (“shield”)) from Proto-Germanic *targǭ (“edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *derǵʰ- (“fenced lot”). Akin to Old High German zarga (“side wall, rim”) (German Zarge (“frame”)).

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