Where does “פֿאָלקסשול” come from?
פֿאָלקסשול (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.
פֿאָלקסשול (Yiddish): public school
Definitions
- public school
Ancestry of “פֿאָלקסשול”, step by step
פֿאָלקסשול 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 פֿאָלקס
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿאָלקס | popular; public; ethnic |
| 2 | Yiddish | פֿאָלק | people, folk |
| 3 | Middle High German | volk | — |
| 4 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |