Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *bi.

Preposition

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*bī[1]

  1. by, at [with accusative or dative]
  2. near, around [with accusative or dative]

Descendants

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  • 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,
    • Middle Low German: bi
      • Low German: bi
        • Swedish: bi
  • Old Dutch:
    • Middle Dutch: bi
  • Old High German: ,
    • Middle High German:
      • Alemannic German: bii
      • German: bei
      • Vilamovian: by
      • Yiddish: בײַ (bay)

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 65:PWGmc *bi ~ *bī