Where does “Rhizom” come from?

Rhizom (German) comes from Ancient Greek ῥίζωμα, from Ancient Greek ῥίζα, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Rhizom (German): rhizome

Definitions

  1. rhizome

Ancestry of “Rhizom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥίζωμαroot; mass of roots
2Ancient Greekῥίζαroot; source; base, foundation
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥίζα →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥίζωμα →