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Where does “skoggrense” come from?

skoggrense (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål grense, from German Grenze, from Middle High German grenize, from Old Polish granica, from Proto-Slavic grani̋ca.

skoggrense (Norwegian Bokmål): treeline

Definitions

  1. treeline

Ancestry of “skoggrense”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgrensea border; a boundary; a limit
2GermanGrenzeborder; limit; frontier
3Middle High Germangrenize—
4Old Polishgranica—
5Proto-Slavicgrani̋ca—
Every word from Proto-Slavic grani̋ca →