Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bi

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *h₁pi, zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“on, at”), with voicing due to Verner's law. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on, at”).[1]

Pronunciation

Preposition

*bi[1][2]

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

See also

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *bī
    • Old English: bi, be
      • Middle English: by, be, bi
        • English: by
          • → Mandarin: by (bāi), BY (bāi)
        • Scots: by, bye, bi', be, b'
        • Yola: bee, be, bie, by
    • Old Frisian: bi, be
      • North Frisian: bi
      • Saterland Frisian: bie
      • West Frisian: by
    • Old Saxon: bī
      • Middle Low German: bî
        • Low German: bi
          • → Swedish: bi
    • Old Dutch: bī
      • Middle Dutch: bi
    • Old High German: bī, pī
      • Middle High German: bī
  • Gothic: 𐌱𐌹 (bi)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*bi”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page xxix
  2. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 65
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.