Where does “skoggrense” come from?

skoggrense (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

skoggrense (Norwegian Nynorsk): treeline

Definitions

  1. treeline

Ancestry of “skoggrense”, step by step

skoggrense traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk grense

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgrensea 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 Nynorsk skog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskogforest, wood
2Old Norseskógrwood, forest
3Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
Every word from Proto-Slavic grani̋ca →Every word from Old Polish granica →Every word from Middle High German grenize →