Where does “מיטלשול” come from?
מיטלשול (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.
מיטלשול (Yiddish): middle school, junior high school
Definitions
- middle school, junior high school
Ancestry of “מיטלשול”, step by step
מיטלשול 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 |
via Yiddish מיטל
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | מיטל | means, resources; middle |
| 2 | Middle High German | mittel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mittil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midlą | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midjō | middle, midst |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |