Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bi

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 This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *h₁pi, zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“on, at”), with voicing due to Verner's law. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on, at”).[1]

Pronunciation

Preposition

*bi

  1. by, at
  2. near, around

See also

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *bī
    • Old English: bi, be
      • Middle English: by, be, bi
        • English: by
          • → Mandarin: by (bāi), BY (bāi)
        • Scots: by, bye, bi', be, b'
        • Yola: bee, bie, be, by
    • Old Frisian: bi, be
      • North Frisian: bi
      • Saterland Frisian: bie
      • West Frisian: by
    • Old Saxon: bi, bī
      • Middle Low German: bi
        • Low German: bi
          • → Swedish: bi
    • Old Dutch: bī
      • Middle Dutch: bi
    • Old High German: bī, pī
      • Middle High German: bī
  • Gothic: 𐌱𐌹 (bi)

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*bi”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page xxix
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