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
- Quality of having no beginning; eternalness
Ancestry of “beginninglessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | beginningless | Incomplete for lack of a beginning; Eternal;... |
| 2 | English | beginning | The act of doing that which begins anything;... |
| 3 | Middle English | begynnyng | — |
| 4 | Old English | beginnende | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | biginnandz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | biginnaną | to begin |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |