Where does “Zentriwinkel” come from?

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

Zentriwinkel (German): central angle

Definitions

  1. central angle

Ancestry of “Zentriwinkel”, step by step

Zentriwinkel 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 winkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwinkelangle, nook; corner seen from the inside
2Middle High Germanwinkel—
3Old High Germanwinkilcorner
4Proto-Germanic*winkil—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →