targe

Meaning

targe, buckler

Concepts

buckler

targe

Synonyms

bouclier

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rondache

écu allemand

Translations

Tartsche

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scudo tedesco

brocchiero

schild

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lansschild

beukelaar

broquel

escudo

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rodela

escut

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Tarja

Pronounced as (IPA)

/taʁʒ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: targe

Inherited from Old French: targe

Cognate with Old English: targe

Cognate with Old High German: zarga

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”)).