Where does “begyndelse” come from?

begyndelse (Danish) comes from Danish begynde, from Middle Low German beginnen, from Old Saxon biginnan, from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan, from Proto-Germanic biginnaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.

begyndelse (Danish): beginning, start, commencement

Definitions

  1. beginning, start, commencement

Ancestry of “begyndelse”, step by step

begyndelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish begynde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbegyndeto start, begin, commence, open
2Middle Low Germanbeginnento begin
3Old Saxonbiginnanto begin
4Proto-West Germanic*biginnanto start, to begin
5Proto-Germanicbiginnanąto begin
6Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
7Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →