Where does “grenz-” come from?
grenz- (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic grenž-, from Proto-Indo-European grenǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Ancestry of “grenz-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | grenž- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | grenǵ- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “grenz-”