Where does “Zentrum” come from?

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

Zentrum (Plautdietsch): center

Definitions

  1. center

Ancestry of “Zentrum”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntromEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntronEvery word from Ancient Greek κέντρον
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