Where does “åldersgräns” come from?

åldersgräns (Swedish) comes from Swedish gräns, 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.

åldersgräns (Swedish): an age limit

Definitions

  1. an age limit

Ancestry of “åldersgräns”, step by step

åldersgräns traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gräns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgränsbound, boundary; the border of a territory;...
2GermanGrenzeborder; limit; frontier
3Middle High Germangrenizeborder; frontier
4Old Polishgranicaborder
5Proto-Slavicgrani̋caborder, boundary, limit, a line that separates things or areas

via Swedish ålder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishålderage; how old something or someone is; an age, an...
2Old Swedishalderall; whole, complete; lifetime
3Old Norsealdrage
4Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Slavic grani̋ca →Every word from Old Polish granica →Every word from Middle High German grenize →