Zarge

Meaning

1. (feminine) frame of a door or (less often) a window
2. (feminine) frame, lining in various other technical senses
3. (feminine) frame, lining in various other technical senses

Concepts

rib

case

frame

groove

notch

side

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: zarge

Inherited from Old High German: zarga

Cognate with Old Norse: targa

In summary

From Middle High German zarge (“side wall, frame, embankment”), from Old High German zarga (“rim, side wall”), from Proto-West Germanic *targā, from Proto-Germanic *targǭ (“edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *derǵʰ- (“to catch, grasp”). Akin to Old Norse targa (“small shield”). More at targe.