Ziel

German (Berlin)

/tsiːl/

noun
Definitions
  • target
  • goal (not in football, see Tor)
  • aim
  • purpose

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German zil inherited from Old High German zil inherited from *til inherited from Proto-Germanic *tilą (planned point in time, goal).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*tilą

Gloss

planned point in time, goal

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