Where does “Grenzgebiet” come from?

Grenzgebiet (German) comes from German gebiet, from Middle High German gebiet, from Middle High German gebieten, from Old High German gibiotan.

Grenzgebiet (German): border region

Definitions

  1. border region

Ancestry of “Grenzgebiet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangebietarea, region
2Middle High Germangebiet—
3Middle High Germangebietento command
4Old High Germangibiotan—
Every word from Old High German gibiotan →Every word from Middle High German gebieten →Every word from Middle High German gebiet →