Where does “grenseland” come from?

grenseland (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.

grenseland (Norwegian Bokmål): borderland; march

Definitions

  1. borderland; march

Ancestry of “grenseland”, step by step

grenseland 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 land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållandcountry; land; imperative of lande
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Slavic grani̋ca →Every word from Old Polish granica →Every word from Middle High German grenize →