Where does “célt” come from?

célt (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cél, 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.

célt (Hungarian): accusative singular of cél

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of cél

Ancestry of “célt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancéltarget, goal, aim, purpose, objective; finish
2Germanzielsingular imperative of zielen
3Middle High Germanzil
4Old High Germanzil
5Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
6Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą