Where does “begynnelse” come from?
begynnelse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål begynne, from Danish begynde, from Middle Low German beginnen, from Old Saxon biginnan, from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan, from Proto-Germanic biginnaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi — on, onto.
begynnelse (Norwegian Bokmål): beginning; initial
Definitions
- beginning; initial
Ancestry of “begynnelse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | begynne | to begin, start |
| 2 | Danish | begynde | to start, begin, commence, open |
| 3 | Middle Low German | beginnen | to begin |
| 4 | Old Saxon | biginnan | to begin |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *biginnan | to start, to begin |
| 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 |