Where does “grens” come from?
grens (Dutch) comes 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.
grens (Dutch): border, frontier; limit
Definitions
- border, frontier; limit
Ancestry of “grens”, step by step
grens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Grenze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Grenze | border; limit; frontier |
| 2 | Middle High German | grenize | border; frontier |
| 3 | Old Polish | granica | border |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | grani̋ca | border, boundary, limit, a line that separates things or areas |
via Middle Low German grense
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | grense | — |