Where does “Schulanfänger” come from?
Schulanfänger (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.
Schulanfänger (German): school starter; first grader
Definitions
- school starter; first grader
Ancestry of “Schulanfänger”, step by step
Schulanfänger 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 |
via German Anfänger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anfänger | agent noun of anfangen; beginner, novice |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |