An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Zingel

by Friedrich Kluge

Zingel, m., ‘stone wall, palisade,’ from MidHG. zingel, m., ‘rampart,’ whence ModHG. umzingeln, ‘to encircle, surround’ (MidHG. zingeln, ‘to make an entrenchment’), formed like Lat. cingulus, cingere.