Proto-Germanic
*bi
‘by, at’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *bi.
6 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *bi, most familiar first.
- by ← bī ← *bī
- bye ← bī ← *bī
- betimes ← betymes ← by ← bī ← *bī
- bego ← begon ← begān
- betwixen ← betweoxn ← *bi- ← *bi-
- bebay ← beien ← bīeġan ← *bi-
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Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *bi