Goal

Morpheme

Goal

Type

free base

Denotation

boundary, limit

Etymology

Middle English gol; probably from unattested Old English *gāl (singal, wīdgal)

Evidence

antigoal, goal, goalball, goalbound, goalbox, goaled, goaler, goalfest, goalframe, goalhanger, goalie, goaling, goalish, goalkeeper, goalkicker, goalless, goalminder, goalmouth, goalodicy, goalpost, goals, goalscorer, goalscoring, goalside, goalsneak, goalsquare, goaltend, goalward, multigoal, nongoal, ringoal, subgoal, supergoal, wondergoal