English
targeman
targe + -man
Formed from targe + -man
Proto-Indo-European *derǵʰ- ‘fenced lot’
Proto-Germanic *targǭ ‘edge, rim, border’
Old English targa ‘a light shield, a targe’
Middle English targe
English targe
Today it means
noun A warrior bearing a targe (type of light shield).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / targeman