beginnen
German (Berlin)
/bəˈɡɪnən/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (intransitive) to begin; to commence; to be started
- (chiefly) to start something; to begin something
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German beginnen inherited from Old High German biginnan inherited from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną (begin).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*biginnaną
Gloss
begin
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
始
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- begin English
- beginner English
- beginnest English
- beginneth English
- beginning English
- rebegin English
- beginneling Dutch, Flemish
- beginnen Dutch, Flemish
- beginner Dutch, Flemish
- beginpunt Dutch, Flemish
- beginsel Dutch, Flemish
- *biginnaną Proto-Germanic
- *biginnaz Proto-Germanic
- begynna Swedish
- begynnelse Swedish
- beginnan Old English
- ginnan Old English
- beginnen Middle English
- begynde Danish
- begyndelse Danish
- begynder Danish
- beginnen Middle Dutch
- biginnan Old High German
- beginnen Middle High German
- באַגינען Yiddish
- biginnan Old Dutch
- beginnen Middle Low German
- biginnan Old Saxon
- begjinne Western Frisian
- *biginna Old Frisian
- biginna Old Frisian
- begünnen Low German
- bigin Sranan Tongo
- bigin Nigerian Pidgin