Where does “*skōlu” come from?
*skōlu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
*skōlu (Proto-West Germanic): school
Definitions
- school
Ancestry of “*skōlu”, step by step
*skōlu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Proto-West Germanic *skulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *skulu | troop, group |