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.
grenseland (Norwegian Bokmål): borderland; march
Ancestry of “grenseland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | grense | a border; a boundary; a limit |
| 2 | German | Grenze | border; limit; frontier |
| 3 | Middle High German | grenize | — |
| 4 | Old Polish | granica | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | grani̋ca | — |