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

Knöllchenbakterium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Knöllchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKnöllchenDiminutive of Knolle; parking ticket
2Germanknollebulb
3Middle High Germanknolle—
4Old High Germanchnollo—
5Proto-Germanicknudan-—

via German bakterium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbakteriumbacterium
2New Latinbactērium—
3Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
4Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
Every word from Proto-Germanic knudan- →Every word from Old High German chnollo →Every word from Middle High German knolle →