Where does “svenskegrense” come from?

svenskegrense (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.

svenskegrense (Norwegian Bokmål): the Swedish border

Definitions

  1. the Swedish border

Ancestry of “svenskegrense”, step by step

svenskegrense 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 svensk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålsvenskSwedish
2Old NorsesvenskrSwedish
3Proto-GermanicswihaniskazSwedish
4Proto-Germanicswihôa Swede
5Proto-Germanicswe-"one's own, self"
Every word from Proto-Slavic grani̋ca →Every word from Old Polish granica →Every word from Middle High German grenize →