Where does “cél” come from?

cél (Hungarian) 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.

cél (Hungarian): target, goal, aim, purpose, objective; finish

Definitions

  1. target, goal, aim, purpose, objective; finish

Ancestry of “cél”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cél”

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