Where does “legcéltalanabb” come from?
legcéltalanabb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian céltalanabb, 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 — to share, divide.
Ancestry of “legcéltalanabb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | céltalanabb | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | céltalan | aimless, purposeless, vain |
| 3 | Hungarian | cél | target, goal, aim, purpose, objective; finish |
| 4 | German | ziel | singular imperative of zielen |
| 5 | Middle High German | zil | — |
| 6 | Old High German | zil | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | til | to, towards; to, toward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tilą | planned point in time |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |