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Where does “beginninglessness” come from?

beginninglessness (English) comes from English beginningless, from English beginning, from Middle English begynnyng, from Old English beginnende, from Proto-Germanic biginnandz, from Proto-Germanic biginnaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi — on, onto.

beginninglessness (English): Quality of having no beginning; eternalness

Definitions

  1. Quality of having no beginning; eternalness

Ancestry of “beginninglessness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeginninglessIncomplete for lack of a beginning; Eternal;...
2EnglishbeginningThe act of doing that which begins anything;...
3Middle Englishbegynnyng—
4Old Englishbeginnende—
5Proto-Germanicbiginnandz—
6Proto-Germanicbiginnanąto begin
7Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
8Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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