Where does “ziel” come from?

ziel (German) comes 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.

ziel (German): singular imperative of zielen

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of zielen

Ancestry of “ziel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ziel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →