Where does “Kommandozeile” come from?

Kommandozeile (German) comes from German zeile, from Middle High German zīl(e), from Old High German zīla, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

Kommandozeile (German): command line; command line interface

Definitions

  1. command line; command line interface

Ancestry of “Kommandozeile”, step by step

Kommandozeile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zeile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzeileline, row
2Middle High Germanzīl(e)—
3Old High Germanzīla—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via German Kommando

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKommandocommand; commando; command pattern
2Italiancomandoorder, command; command, charge, leadership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Old High German zīla →