Where does “Zielvereinbarung” come from?
Zielvereinbarung (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.
Zielvereinbarung (German): target agreement, management by objectives a contract or agreement between an employer and employee on specific goals to be achieved within a certain period
Definitions
- target agreement, management by objectives a contract or agreement between an employer and employee on specific goals to be achieved within a certain period
Ancestry of “Zielvereinbarung”, step by step
Zielvereinbarung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ziel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ziel | singular imperative of zielen |
| 2 | Middle High German | zil | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | til | to, towards; to, toward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tilą | planned point in time |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via German Vereinbarung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vereinbarung | agreement, arrangement |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |