Where does “fylkesgrense” come from?

fylkesgrense (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål grense, from German Grenze, from Middle High German grenize, from Old Polish granica, from Proto-Slavic grani̋ca — border, boundary, limit, a line that separates things or areas.

fylkesgrense (Norwegian Bokmål): a county boundary

Definitions

  1. a county boundary

Ancestry of “fylkesgrense”, step by step

fylkesgrense traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål grense

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgrensea border; a boundary; a limit
2GermanGrenzeborder; limit; frontier
3Middle High Germangrenizeborder; frontier
4Old Polishgranicaborder
5Proto-Slavicgrani̋caborder, boundary, limit, a line that separates things or areas

via Norwegian Bokmål fylke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfylkea county
2Old Norsefylkidistrict, county, shire; battalion, host;...
3Proto-GermanicfulkijąA collection of people; band; company; troop
4Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Slavic grani̋ca →Every word from Old Polish granica →Every word from Middle High German grenize →
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