Where does “handelshögskola” come from?

handelshögskola (Swedish) comes from Swedish handel, from Low German Handel.

handelshögskola (Swedish): school of economics, school of business...

Definitions

  1. school of economics, school of business...

Ancestry of “handelshögskola”, step by step

handelshögskola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish handel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhandeltrade, commerce; the commercial exchange of...
2Low GermanHandel

via Swedish högskola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhögskolacollege (university); university college; an institution of higher education that teaches undergraduates, but that does not in general have the rights to issue graduate degrees, except for in specified fields
Every word from Low German HandelEvery word from Swedish handel