Where does “zielgerichtet” come from?

zielgerichtet (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.

zielgerichtet (German): goal-directed, goal-oriented, goal-orientated, targeted

Definitions

  1. goal-directed, goal-oriented, goal-orientated, targeted

Ancestry of “zielgerichtet”, step by step

zielgerichtet 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 gerichtet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangerichtetpast participle of richten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą →