Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bi-

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Preposition

*bi-

1. by, at; a general locative prefix.

See also

• *bi

Derived terms

► Proto-Germanic verbs prefixed with *bi-

Category Proto-Germanic nonverbs prefixed with *bi- not found

Descendants

• Old English: bi-, be-
  • Middle English: bi-, be-
    • Scots: be-
    • English: be-
• Old Frisian: bi-, be-
  • Saterland Frisian: be-
  • West Frisian: be-
• Old Saxon: bi-
  • Middle Low German: bi-, be-
    • Low German: be-
    • → Danish: be-
    • → Swedish: be-
    • → Norwegian: be-
• Old Dutch: bi-, be-
  • Middle Dutch: be-, bi-
    • Dutch: be-
      • Afrikaans: be-
• Old High German: bi-
  • Middle High German: bi-, be-
    • German: be-
    • Luxembourgish: be-
    • Yiddish: באַ־‎ (ba-)
    • Vilamovian: by-
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌹- (bi-)