Where does “beginnen” come from?
beginnen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch beginnen, from Old Dutch biginnan, from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan, from Proto-Germanic biginnaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
beginnen (Dutch): to begin
Ancestry of “beginnen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | beginnen | to begin, to start; to arise, to originate |
| 2 | Old Dutch | biginnan | to begin; to form |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *biginnan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biginnaną | to begin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
Words derived from “beginnen”