Where does “Zentrallager” come from?

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

Zentrallager (German): central warehouse

Definitions

  1. central warehouse

Ancestry of “Zentrallager”, step by step

Zentrallager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zentral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzentralcentral; centrally
2Latincentrāliscentral, in the middle
3Latincentrumcenter
4Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
5Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
6Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool

via German lager

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
2Middle High Germanleger—
3Old High Germanlegar—
4Old Norselegr—
5Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →