Where does “menntaskóli” come from?

menntaskóli (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mennta, from Icelandic mennt, from Icelandic -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

menntaskóli (Icelandic): gymnasium a secondary school level for 16–19 year olds

Definitions

  1. gymnasium a secondary school level for 16–19 year olds

Ancestry of “menntaskóli”, step by step

menntaskóli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mennta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmenntato educate
2Icelandicmenntskill, craft; education
3Icelandic-aUsed to form verbs from nouns; Used to form...
4Old Norse-aindicates negation; does not; Creates...
5Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Icelandic skóli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskólischool
2LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
3Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
4Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́
5Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Germanic -ōną