Where does “Ziel” come from?

Ziel (Hunsrik) comes 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.

Ziel (Hunsrik): goal

Definitions

  1. goal

Ancestry of “Ziel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzil—
2Old High Germanzil—
3Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
4Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-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 →
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