Where does “skolekorps” come from?
skolekorps (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.
skolekorps (Norwegian Bokmål): school band
Definitions
- school band
Ancestry of “skolekorps”, step by step
skolekorps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål skole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |