goalward

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der.

Proto-Germanic *gailō

Proto-West Germanic *gailu

Old English *gāl

Middle English gol

English goal

Proto-Indo-European *wert-der.

Proto-Germanic *wardaz

Old English -weard

English -ward

English goalward

From goal + -ward.

Adverb

goalward (comparative more goalward, superlative most goalward)

1. Toward a goal; toward the goal.

Adjective

goalward (comparative more goalward, superlative most goalward)

1. Moving toward a goal, or which affects movement theretoward.
2. Somehow abstractly associated with a goal.

Anagrams

• gaolward