Where does “laerskool” come from?

laerskool (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans skool, from Dutch school, from Middle Dutch schôle, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

laerskool (Afrikaans): primary school

Definitions

  1. primary school

Ancestry of “laerskool”, step by step

laerskool traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans skool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansskoolschool
2Dutchschoolschool; a group of fish
3Middle Dutchschôleschool institute of learning
4LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
5Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
6Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́
7Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Afrikaans laer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanslaerwagon fort; laager; bearing; comparative degree...
2Dutchlagerbearing; beer of low fermentation; laager
3Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
4Middle High Germanleger
5Old High Germanlegar
6Old Norselegr
7Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-