An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Zeile

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Zeile, feminine, ‘line, row, rank,’ from the equivalent Middle High German zîle, Old High German zîla, feminine (late Middle High German also ‘lane’). A specifically High German derivative of the Teutonic root tī̆ from which Ziel and Zeit are also derived.