Where does “Hochschulabschluss” come from?
Hochschulabschluss (German) comes from German Hochschule, from German schule, from Middle High German schuole, from Old High German scuola, from Proto-Germanic skōla, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́ — to hold; to overpower.
Hochschulabschluss (German): degree
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Hochschulabschluss”, step by step
Hochschulabschluss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hochschule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hochschule | college; university; graduate school; institute;... |
| 2 | German | schule | inflection of schulen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schuole | school |
| 4 | Old High German | scuola | school |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skōla | school |
| 6 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |
via German Abschluss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abschluss | exclusion; end; graduation |
| 2 | German | abschließen | to end, to finish or complete; to shut off; to... |
| 3 | German | schließen | to shut; to close; to shut down; to lock; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | slieȥen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | slioȥan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | to bolt, lock |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |