Where does “begrenzen” come from?
begrenzen (Dutch) comes from Dutch grens, from German Grenze, from Middle High German grenize, from Old Polish granica, from Proto-Slavic grani̋ca — border, boundary, limit, a line that separates things or areas.
begrenzen (Dutch): to demarcate, limit; to neighbor
Definitions
- to demarcate, limit; to neighbor
Ancestry of “begrenzen”, step by step
begrenzen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch grens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | grens | border, frontier; limit |
| 2 | German | Grenze | border; limit; frontier |
| 3 | Middle High German | grenize | border; frontier |
| 4 | Old Polish | granica | border |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | grani̋ca | border, boundary, limit, a line that separates things or areas |
via Dutch be- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to apply/provide (noun) to" |