Where does “tålegrense” come from?

tålegrense (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.

tålegrense (Norwegian Bokmål): limit of tolerance / endurance; threshold

Definitions

  1. limit of tolerance / endurance; threshold

Ancestry of “tålegrense”, step by step

tålegrense 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 tåle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltåleto bear, endure, stand, tolerate
2Old Norseþolato bear, endure, suffer
3Proto-Germanicþulānąto bear, to endure
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
Every word from Proto-Slavic grani̋ca →Every word from Old Polish granica →Every word from Middle High German grenize →