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Where does “Knöllchenbakterium” come from?

Knöllchenbakterium (German) comes from German Knöllchen, from German knolle, from Middle High German knolle, from Old High German chnollo, from Proto-Germanic knudan-.

Knöllchenbakterium (German): rhizobium

Definitions

  1. rhizobium

Ancestry of “Knöllchenbakterium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKnöllchenDiminutive of Knolle; parking ticket
2Germanknolle—
3Middle High Germanknolle—
4Old High Germanchnollo—
5Proto-Germanicknudan-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic knudan- →