Where does “Grenzland” come from?

Grenzland (German) comes from German land, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Grenzland (German): borderland, frontier

Definitions

  1. borderland, frontier

Ancestry of “Grenzland”, step by step

Grenzland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlandcountry territory of a nation
2Middle High Germanlantland; country
3Old High Germanlantland; country
4Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

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 lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic land →