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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

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