Where does “Achtklässler” come from?

Achtklässler (German) comes from German klasse, from Russian класс, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

Achtklässler (German): eighth-year pupil

Definitions

  1. eighth-year pupil

Ancestry of “Achtklässler”, step by step

Achtklässler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German klasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklassegreat, awesome
2Russianклассclass
3Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
4Proto-Italicklāssis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

via German achte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanachteeighth; inflection of achten: ## first-person...
2Middle High Germanahtode—
3Old Dutchahtodo—
4Proto-Germanic*ahtudōeighth
5Proto-Germanicahtudôeighth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →