Where does “unbeginningness” come from?
unbeginningness (English) comes from English unbeginning, 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.
unbeginningness (English): The quality of having no beginning
Definitions
- The quality of having no beginning
Ancestry of “unbeginningness”, step by step
unbeginningness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unbeginning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unbeginning | Having no beginning |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |