Etymograph

English

below

Below comes from Middle English bilooghe.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500bilooghe1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1670below1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English below
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1670, John Milton, (please specify the page): “They beheld, with a just loathing and disdain, […]…”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500biloogheWiktionary, English below
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1670belowWiktionary, English below. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1670, John Milton, (please specify the page): “They beheld, with a just loathing and disdain, […]…”

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Today it means

prep Lower in spatial position than.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “below”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Middle English bilooghe / below