Where does “ווײַבערשול” come from?
ווײַבערשול (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שול, from Old High German scuola, from Proto-Germanic skōla, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.
ווײַבערשול (Yiddish): women's section of a synagogue
Definitions
- women's section of a synagogue
Ancestry of “ווײַבערשול”, step by step
ווײַבערשול traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish שול
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שול | shul, synagogue; school |
| 2 | Old High German | scuola | school |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skōla | school |
| 4 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |