Where does “meisieskool” come from?
meisieskool (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans meisie, from Dutch meisie, from Middle Dutch meisin, from Dutch meid, from Middle Dutch meit, from Middle Dutch meget, from Old Dutch magath, from Proto-Germanic magaþs — boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person.
meisieskool (Afrikaans): girls' school
Definitions
- girls' school
Ancestry of “meisieskool”, step by step
meisieskool traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans meisie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | meisie | girl |
| 2 | Dutch | meisie | Alternative form of meisje |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | meisin | — |
| 4 | Dutch | meid | girl, lass; maid; Commonly used as an address for... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | meit | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | meget | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | magath | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | magaþs | maiden, girl; virgin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mogʰus | boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person |
via Afrikaans skool
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | skool | school |
| 2 | Dutch | school | school; a group of fish |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | schôle | school institute of learning |
| 4 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |