Where does “binnengrens” come from?

binnengrens (Dutch) comes from Dutch binnen, from Middle Dutch binnen, from Old Dutch binnan, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

binnengrens (Dutch): internal border

Definitions

  1. internal border

Ancestry of “binnengrens”, step by step

binnengrens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch binnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbinneninside, indoors; inside, into; inside, within
2Middle Dutchbinnenwithin, inside; within; during
3Old Dutchbinnan—
4Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
5Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch grens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgrensborder, frontier; limit
2GermanGrenzeborder; limit; frontier
3Middle High Germangrenizeborder; frontier
4Old Polishgranicaborder
5Proto-Slavicgrani̋caborder, boundary, limit, a line that separates things or areas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →