Where does “국민학교” come from?
국민학교 (Korean) comes from Japanese 国民学校, 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 — to hold; to overpower.
국민학교 (Korean): elementary school
Definitions
- elementary school
Ancestry of “국민학교”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 国民学校 | elementary school, national elementary school |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | German | schule | inflection of schulen: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | schuole | school |
| 5 | Old High German | scuola | school |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skōla | school |
| 7 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |