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

  1. middle school, junior high school

Ancestry of “מיטלשול”, step by step

מיטלשול traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שול

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשולshul, synagogue; school
2Old High Germanscuolaschool
3Proto-Germanicskōlaschool
4LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
5Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
6Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́
7Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Yiddish מיטל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמיטלmeans, resources; middle
2Middle High Germanmittel
3Old High Germanmittil
4Proto-Germanicmidląmiddle
5Proto-Germanicmidjōmiddle, midst
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂Every word from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́