Where does “skolfröken” come from?

skolfröken (Swedish) comes from Swedish skola, from Old Norse skóli, from Middle Low German schôle, from Proto-Germanic skōla, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ — to hold; to overpower.

skolfröken (Swedish): a female schoolteacher for early grade levels (like elementary school)

Definitions

  1. a female schoolteacher for early grade levels (like elementary school)

Ancestry of “skolfröken”, step by step

skolfröken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskolashall, will, be going to; used in the present...
2Old Norseskólischool
3Middle Low Germanschôle
4Proto-Germanicskōlaschool
5LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
6Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
7Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́
8Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Swedish fröken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishfrökenMiss ((title for an) unmarried woman (of any class – see usage notes below))
2Middle Low Germanvrouken
3Middle Low Germanvrūwelady
4Old Saxonfrūalady
5Proto-Germanicfrawjǭlady, wife of a lord
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanproHwo-master, judge; right judge, master
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂Every word from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́