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
- an initial, an initial letter, the first letter...
Ancestry of “begynnelsebokstav”, step by step
begynnelsebokstav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish begynnelse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | begynnelse | beginning; initial |
| 2 | Swedish | begynna | begin |
| 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 |
via Swedish bokstav
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bokstav | letter of the alphabet |
| 2 | Old Swedish | bōkstaver | a letter of the alphabet |
| 3 | Old Norse | bókstafr | a letter of the alphabet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bōkastabaz | a staff made of beechwood; letter of the alphabet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stabaz | staff, stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ- | to stand still; to harden |