Where does “skúlatænari” come from?

skúlatænari (Faroese) comes from Faroese skúli, 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.

skúlatænari (Faroese): janitor (of a school)

Definitions

  1. janitor (of a school)

Ancestry of “skúlatænari”, step by step

skúlatænari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese skúli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskúlischool
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 Faroese tænari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetænaributler
2Old Norseþénariservant
3Old Norseþénato serve
4Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂Every word from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́