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Where does “skoletur” come from?

skoletur (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.

skoletur (Norwegian Bokmål): a school trip

Definitions

  1. a school trip

Ancestry of “skoletur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskolea school
2Danishskoleschool; school, train
3Old Norseskólischool
4Middle Low Germanschôle—
5Proto-Germanicskōlaschool
6LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
7Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
8Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
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