Boundary
/ˈbaʊn.dri/noun
A line or limit that marks the edge of an area or separates one thing from another.
Did you know?“Boundary” comes from Old French and ultimately from a Germanic root tied to “dwelling,” so the idea of a boundary was originally the line that defined where a home ended and the outside began.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*būaną
“to dwell, live, inhabit”
Old English
OE
būan
“to dwell, inhabit”
Old French
OF
bonde / bounde
“a limit, boundary”
Middle English
ME
boundarie
“a dividing line or limit”
Modern English
English
boundary
“a dividing line or edge”