Proto-Germanic *biginnaną

→ English begin (inherited)

→ English beginning (derived)

→ English gin (inherited)

→ Old English onginnan (cognate)

→ Old English beginnan (inherited)

→ Danish begynde (derived)

→ German beginnen (inherited)

→ Middle Dutch beginnen (inherited)

→ West Frisian begjinne (inherited)

→ Middle High German beginnen (inherited)

→ Old High German biginnan (inherited)

→ Gothic 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (mention)

→ Norwegian Bokmål begynne (derived)

→ Low German begünnen (inherited)

→ German Low German Begünn (derived)

→ Dutch beginnen (inherited)

→ Norwegian Nynorsk begynne (derived)

→ Old Norse Ginnungagap (mention)

→ Old Dutch biginnan (inherited)

→ Old Saxon biginnan (inherited)

→ Saterland Frisian beginne (inherited)

→ Saterland Frisian Begin (derived)

→ Swedish begynna (derived)

→ Yiddish באַגינען (derived)