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Etymology of the English word by

the English word by
derived from the English word bi
derived from the Obsolete German word Bismuth
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kweit-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *bi

Derivations in English

by-, demijohn, hackamore, hushaby, bypass, forby, nearby, goby, flyby, abaft, behalf, but, byway, byword, hereby, thereby, whereby, bye, by-pass, betimes

Cognates

Dutch bij, English bee, German bei, German Biene, Icelandic byfluga, Swedish bi



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