bi

Middle Dutch

/biː/

preposition
Definitions
  • by, near, around
  • beside, alongside
  • at, with
  • among
  • during
  • by (the work of)
  • because of

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch bi inherited from Proto-Germanic *bi (near, by, around, about, be-).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bi

Gloss

near, by, around, about, be-

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Property

Kanji

近

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