Where does “Schulabgänger” come from?

Schulabgänger (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.

Schulabgänger (German): school graduate, someone who is about to finish school

Definitions

  1. school graduate, someone who is about to finish school

Ancestry of “Schulabgänger”, step by step

Schulabgänger 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 Abgänger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbgängergraduate
2Germanab-Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
3GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
4Middle High Germanab
5Old High Germanabof
6Proto-Germanic*ab
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-