Where does “beginnen” come from?

beginnen (Middle English) comes from Old English beginnan, from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan, from Proto-Germanic biginnaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

beginnen (Middle English): start; begin

Definitions

  1. start; begin

Ancestry of “beginnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbeginnanto begin
2Proto-West Germanic*biginnanto start, to begin
3Proto-Germanicbiginnanąto begin
4Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
5Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “beginnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →