Where does “Hochschule” come from?

Hochschule (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ — to hold; to overpower.

Hochschule (German): college; university; graduate school; institute;...

Definitions

  1. college; university; graduate school; institute;...

Ancestry of “Hochschule”, step by step

Hochschule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschuleinflection of schulen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanschuoleschool
3Old High Germanscuolaschool
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 German hōch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhōch
2Middle High Germanhōch
3Old High Germanhōhhigh, tall, elevated
4Proto-West Germanichauhhigh
5Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

Words derived from “Hochschule

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-