Where does “zielstrebig” come from?

zielstrebig (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.

zielstrebig (German): determined, purposeful, focused, single-minded

Definitions

  1. determined, purposeful, focused, single-minded

Ancestry of “zielstrebig”, step by step

zielstrebig 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 strebēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrebēnto strive
2Middle High Germanstreben—
3Old High Germanstrëbēn—
4Proto-West Germanic*stribēnto strive
5Proto-Germanicstribānąto strive; exert oneself
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter(h₁)-to be stiff; be rigid; exert

Words derived from “zielstrebig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą →