Where does “Gemeindezentrum” come from?

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

Gemeindezentrum (German): parish centre building owned by a parish or religious community providing space for communal activities, administration, etc

Definitions

  1. parish centre building owned by a parish or religious community providing space for communal activities, administration, etc

Ancestry of “Gemeindezentrum”, step by step

Gemeindezentrum 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 gemeinde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangemeindemunicipality
2Middle High Germangemeinde—
3Old High Germangemeinida—
4Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
5Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →