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Where does “bigetaną” come from?

bigetaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

bigetaną (Proto-Germanic): to get anew, to beget; to reach, to find, to...

Definitions

  1. to get anew, to beget; to reach, to find, to...

Ancestry of “bigetaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
2Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “bigetaną”

  • beget
  • begetter
  • begetteth
  • begettest
  • unbeget
  • misbeget
  • begeten
  • biȝeten
  • beġietan
  • 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽
  • begeten
  • bigetan
  • bigetan
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