Where does “skolelærer” come from?
skolelærer (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.
skolelærer (Norwegian Bokmål): a schoolteacher
Definitions
- a schoolteacher
Ancestry of “skolelærer”, step by step
skolelærer traces back through 3 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 |
via Danish lærer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | lærer | teacher; present tense of lære; indefinite plural... |
| 2 | Danish | lære | to teach; to learn; teachings, doctrine, theory |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lēre | lesson |
| 4 | Old Saxon | lēra | teaching, lore |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laiʀu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laizō | teaching; lore; doctrine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laizijaną | to teach |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | loyséyeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leys | to trace; to track |
via Norwegian Bokmål lærer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lærer | a teacher; indefinite plural of lære; present... |