begynde
Danish
/beɡønə/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to start, begin, commence, open
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German beginnen (begin) derived 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
- beginnen German
- begynne Norwegian Bokmål
- *biginnaną Proto-Germanic
- *biginnaz Proto-Germanic
- begynna Swedish
- begynnelse Swedish
- begynne Norwegian Nynorsk
- beginnan Old English
- beginnen Middle English
- begyndelse Danish
- begynder Danish
- nybegynder Danish
- biginnan Old High German
- beginnen Middle High German
- biginnan Old Dutch
- beginnen Middle Low German
- biginnan Old Saxon
- byggjen Westrobothnian
- *biginna Old Frisian
- biginna Old Frisian
- bigin Sranan Tongo
- bigin Nigerian Pidgin