Where does “Einkaufszentrum” come from?

Einkaufszentrum (German) comes from German Zentrum, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

Einkaufszentrum (German): shopping center, shopping mall

Definitions

  1. shopping center, shopping mall

Ancestry of “Einkaufszentrum”, step by step

Einkaufszentrum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zentrum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZentrumcenter, centre; central point; the centre, the...
2Latincentrumcenter
3Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
4Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
5Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

via German einkauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinkaufpurchase (the act or process of seeking and obtaining something)
2Middle High Germaneinkauf—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →