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

  1. 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

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 Vereinbarung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVereinbarungagreement, arrangement
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą