Where does “Zeil” come from?
Zeil (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German zīla, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.
Zeil (Luxembourgish): line, row
Ancestry of “Zeil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | zīla | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |