by-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "by"
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English by (“town”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse býr (“dwelling, town”), from Proto-Germanic *būwiz (“dwelling”). Cognate with Danish by (“town”). More at bower.
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by-
Etymology 2 edit
Partly from a combining form of by (“by, near, around”), and partly continuing Middle English bi-, by-, from Old English bī- (“by, near, around”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“by-”). Cognate with Dutch bij-, German bei-.
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by-
- Nearness or roundaboutness.
- Secondary, incidental, or parallel to.
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nearness or roundaboutness
secondary, incidental, or parallel to
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Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old English bī-, from bī (Middle English by); compare bi-.
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by-
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References edit
- “bi-, pref.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
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by-
- Alternative form of bi-