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Where does “aldersgrense” come from?

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

aldersgrense (Norwegian Nynorsk): an age limit

Definitions

  1. an age limit

Ancestry of “aldersgrense”, step by step

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