Where does “Medresse” come from?

Medresse (German) comes from Ottoman Turkish مدرسه, from Arabic مَدْرَسَة, from Arabic دَرَسَ — to learn, to study; to study.

Medresse (German): madrasah

Definitions

  1. madrasah

Ancestry of “Medresse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمدرسهmadrasa, a school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level, but specifically one that teaches Islamic theology
2Arabicمَدْرَسَةschool, madrasah
3Arabicدَرَسَto learn, to study; to study
Every word from Arabic دَرَسَ →Every word from Arabic مَدْرَسَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مدرسه →