Where does “schōle” come from?

schōle (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skola, from Proto-West Germanic *skōlu, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

schōle (Middle Dutch): school institute of learning

Definitions

  1. school institute of learning

Ancestry of “schōle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskolatroop, multitude
2Proto-West Germanic*skōluschool
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
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