beginner
English
/bɪˈɡɪnə/, /bəˈɡɪnɚ/
noun
Definitions
- Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
- Someone who sets something in motion.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English begynner suf from English begin.
Origin
English
begin
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- begin English
- beginnerish English
- beginnest English
- beginneth English
- beginning English
- prebeginner English
- rebegin English
- beginnen Dutch, Flemish
- beginner Dutch, Flemish
- beginnerscursus Dutch, Flemish
- beginnersgeluk Dutch, Flemish
- beginnen Middle English
- begynner Middle English
- begynder Danish
- ny Danish
- nybegynder Danish
- bigin Sranan Tongo
- bigin Nigerian Pidgin