Where does “Artikelbeginn” come from?
Artikelbeginn (German) comes from German Beginn, from Old High German bigin, from Proto-Germanic biginnaz, from Proto-Germanic biginnaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
Artikelbeginn (German): start of an article
Definitions
- start of an article
Ancestry of “Artikelbeginn”, step by step
Artikelbeginn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Beginn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beginn | start |
| 2 | Old High German | bigin | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | biginnaz | beginning |
| 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 |
via German Artikel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Artikel | article; article, item, ware; article, paragraph,... |
| 2 | Latin | articulus | A point connecting various parts of the body;... |
| 3 | Latin | artus | narrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értus | that which is fit together; juncture, ordering |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |