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Where does “begynnelsebokstav” come from?

begynnelsebokstav (Swedish) comes from Swedish begynnelse, from Swedish begynna, 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.

begynnelsebokstav (Swedish): an initial, an initial letter, the first letter...

Definitions

  1. an initial, an initial letter, the first letter...

Ancestry of “begynnelsebokstav”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbegynnelsebeginning; initial
2Swedishbegynnabegin
3Middle Low Germanbeginnento begin
4Old Saxonbiginnanto begin
5Proto-West Germanic*biginnan—
6Proto-Germanicbiginnanąto begin
7Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
8Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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