Where does “skolealder” come from?

skolealder (Danish) comes from Danish skole, from Old Norse skóli, from Middle Low German schôle, from Proto-Germanic skōla, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ — to hold; to overpower.

skolealder (Danish): school age

Definitions

  1. school age

Ancestry of “skolealder”, step by step

skolealder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish skole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskoleschool; school, train
2Old Norseskólischool
3Middle Low Germanschôle
4Proto-Germanicskōlaschool
5LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
6Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
7Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́
8Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Danish alder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishalderage
2Old Danishaldær
3Old Norsealdrage
4Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂Every word from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́
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