Where does “céltalanság” come from?
céltalanság (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian céltalan, 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- — to share, divide.
céltalanság (Hungarian): aimlessness, purposelessness
Definitions
- aimlessness, purposelessness
Ancestry of “céltalanság”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | céltalan | aimless, purposeless, vain |
| 2 | Hungarian | cél | target, goal, aim, purpose, objective; finish |
| 3 | German | ziel | singular imperative of zielen |
| 4 | Middle High German | zil | — |
| 5 | Old High German | zil | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | til | to, towards; to, toward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tilą | planned point in time |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |