Where does “Binnengrenze” come from?

Binnengrenze (German) comes from German binnen, from Middle Low German binnen, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

Binnengrenze (German): internal border

Definitions

  1. internal border

Ancestry of “Binnengrenze”, step by step

Binnengrenze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German binnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbinnenwithin
2Middle Low Germanbinnenwithin
3Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
4Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German Grenze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrenzeborder; limit; frontier
2Middle High Germangrenizeborder; frontier
3Old Polishgranicaborder
4Proto-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 →
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