Anfang

== German == === Alternative forms === Anf. (abbreviation) === Etymology === From Middle High German anvanc, anevanc, from Old High German anafang, from Proto-West Germanic *anafangi. See German anfangen, Dutch aanvang, English fang. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔanfaŋ/ Hyphenation: An‧fang === Noun === Anfang m (strong, genitive Anfanges or Anfangs, plural Anfänge) start, beginning, origin (spatially or temporally) Synonym: Beginn Antonym: Ende 1545, Martin Luther, Biblia: das ist: Die gantze Heilige Schrifft: Deudsch Auffs new zugericht, Moses I (Genesis) 1:1: Es ist ein guter Anfang. ― It's a good place to start. (spatially) Es war ein guter Anfang. ― It was a good start. (temporally) Aus bescheidenen Anfängen. ― From humble beginnings. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: anfangi → Hunsrik: aanfank → Silesian: anfang → Swedish: anfang === Further reading === “Anfang” in Duden online “Anfang” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache