Where does “høgskole” come from?
høgskole (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skole, from Danish skole, from Old Norse skóli, from Middle Low German schôle, from Proto-Germanic skōla, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́ — to hold; to overpower.
høgskole (Norwegian Bokmål): a college
Ancestry of “høgskole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skole | a school |
| 2 | Danish | skole | school; school, train |
| 3 | Old Norse | skóli | school |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schôle | — |
| 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 |