Proto-Germanic
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Etymology
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From Pre-Germanic *h₁pi, zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi, with voicing due to Verner's law. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on, at”).[1]
Pronunciation
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Preposition
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*bi
- by, at [+accusative or dative]
- near, around [+accusative or dative]
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Descendants
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- Proto-West Germanic: *bī
- Old English: bi, be
- Old Frisian: bi, be
- North Frisian: bi
- Saterland Frisian: bie
- West Frisian: by
- Old Saxon: bi, bī
- Old Dutch: bī
- Old High German: bī, pī
- Middle High German: bī
- Alemannic German: bii
- German: bei
- Vilamovian: by
- Yiddish: בײַ (bay)
- Gothic: 𐌱𐌹 (bi)
References
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- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN