Where does “Zehntklässler” come from?

Zehntklässler (German) comes from German klasse, from Russian класс, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

Zehntklässler (German): tenth-year pupil

Definitions

  1. tenth-year pupil

Ancestry of “Zehntklässler”, step by step

Zehntklässler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German klasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklassegreat, awesome
2Russianклассclass
3Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
4Proto-Italicklāssis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

via German zehnte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzehntetenth
2Middle High Germanzëhente—
3Old High Germanzehanto—
4Proto-West Germanictehundōtenth
5Proto-Germanictehundôtenth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic klāssis →Every word from Latin classis →