Where does “lågstadieskola” come from?
lågstadieskola (Swedish) comes from Swedish lågstadium, from Swedish låg, from Old Swedish lāgher, from Old Norse lágr, from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Old Norse legr — to lie.
lågstadieskola (Swedish): a school where students in lågstadiet (grades 1-3 of primary school) are taught
Definitions
- a school where students in lågstadiet (grades 1-3 of primary school) are taught
Ancestry of “lågstadieskola”, step by step
lågstadieskola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish lågstadium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lågstadium | grades 1-3 of grundskolan |
| 2 | Swedish | låg | low; having a small height; of low moral or... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | lāgher | low |
| 4 | Old Norse | lágr | low; short |
| 5 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 6 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 7 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 8 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via Swedish skola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skola | shall, will, be going to; used in the present... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skóli | school |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schôle | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skōla | school |
| 5 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |