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Where does “Baubeginn” come from?

Baubeginn (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.

Baubeginn (German): commencement / start of construction

Definitions

  1. commencement / start of construction

Ancestry of “Baubeginn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeginnstart
2Old High Germanbigin—
3Proto-Germanicbiginnazbeginning
4Proto-Germanicbiginnanąto begin
5Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
6Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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