Zarge

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

Zarge f

1. frame, border

Derived terms

• Eckzarge
• Fensterzarge
• Geigenzarge
• Gitarrenzarge
• Holzzarge
• Lüftungszarge
• Metallzarge
• Stahlzarge
• Tischzarge
• Türzarge

 

Related terms

• Zargeneinbau
• Zargenholz
• Zargenspreize
• Zargensystem
• Zargenteil

 

Further reading

• “Zarge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Zarge” in Duden online