Where does “Fünftklässler” come from?

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

Fünftklässler (German): fifth-year pupil

Definitions

  1. fifth-year pupil

Ancestry of “Fünftklässler”, step by step

Fünftklässler 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 fünfte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfünftefifth
2Old High Germanfimfto—
3Proto-Germanicfimftôfifth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic klāssis →Every word from Latin classis →