Where does “grenslaag” come from?

grenslaag (Dutch) comes from Dutch laag, from Middle Dutch lâge, from Old Dutch lāgi, from Proto-Germanic lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

grenslaag (Dutch): border layer

Definitions

  1. border layer

Ancestry of “grenslaag”, step by step

grenslaag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch laag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlaaglow; layer; class, when referring to social class
2Middle Dutchlâgelow, close to the ground
3Old Dutchlāgi—
4Proto-Germaniclēgazlow; flat, level with the ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

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 legʰ- →
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