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
- college; university; graduate school; institute;...
Ancestry of “Hochschule”, step by step
Hochschule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schule | inflection of schulen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | schuole | school |
| 3 | Old High German | scuola | school |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skōla | school |
| 5 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |
Words derived from “Hochschule”
- korkeakoulu
- Fachhochschule
- Hochschullehrer
- Volkshochschule
- Hochschulabgänger
- Hochschulabschluss
- Hochschulbildung
- Hochschulzugangsberechtigung
- ammattikorkeakoulu
- korkeakouluttaa
- sotakorkeakoulu
- Hochschullehrerin
- kansankorkeakoulu
- kauppakorkeakoulu
- korkeakouluaste
- korkeakouludemokratia
- korkeakouluhallinto
- korkeakoulukirjasto
- korkeakoululaitos
- korkeakouluneuvos
- korkeakouluneuvosto
- korkeakouluopetus
- korkeakouluopinnot
- korkeakouluopiskelija