Where does “schole” come from?

schole (Middle English) comes from Old English sceolu, 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,...

schole (Middle English): A shoal; a group of fish; A group, band or...

Definitions

  1. A shoal; a group of fish; A group, band or...

Ancestry of “schole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishsceoluAlternative form of sċolu
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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