Where does “Zielsprache” come from?

Zielsprache (German) comes from German ziel, from Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

Zielsprache (German): target language

Definitions

  1. target language

Ancestry of “Zielsprache”, step by step

Zielsprache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ziel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzielsingular imperative of zielen
2Middle High Germanzil—
3Old High Germanzil—
4Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
5Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via German sprāche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansprāchelanguage body of words, and set of methods of combining them
2Middle High Germansprāche—
3Old High Germansprāhha—
4Proto-West Germanic*sprākuspeech, language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą →