Where does “Centraleuropa” come from?

Centraleuropa (Swedish) comes from Swedish central, from Latin centrālis, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.

Ancestry of “Centraleuropa”, step by step

Centraleuropa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish central

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

via Swedish Europa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishEuropa—
2Ancient GreekΕὐρώπα—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron →Every word from Ancient Greek κέντρον →