Where does “skola” come from?
skola (Old Dutch) comes 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,...
skola (Old Dutch): troop, multitude
Ancestry of “skola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *skōlu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
Words derived from “skola”