Where does “Zielstellung” come from?

Zielstellung (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.

Zielstellung (German): objective

Definitions

  1. objective

Ancestry of “Zielstellung”, step by step

Zielstellung 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 Stellung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStellungposition
2GermanStellengerund of stellen; plural of Stelle
3Middle High Germanstellento put, to place
4Old High Germanstellen—
5Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →