Where does “国民学校” come from?
国民学校 (Japanese) comes from German Volksschule, 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 — to hold; to overpower.
国民学校 (Japanese): elementary school, national elementary school
Definitions
- elementary school, national elementary school
Ancestry of “国民学校”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Volksschule | elementary school, grade school, the “default” type of school where most children got their compulsory education, typically from ages 6~7 through 13~14 |
| 2 | German | schule | inflection of schulen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schuole | school |
| 4 | Old High German | scuola | school |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skōla | school |
| 6 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |