bi
Old High German
preposition
Definitions
- by
- at
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *bi (near, by, around, about, be-).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*bi
Gloss
near, by, around, about, be-
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
近
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *bʰendʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁epi Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂m̥bʰi Proto-Indo-European
- *bi Proto-Germanic
- *bi- Proto-Germanic
- begān Old English
- behǣs Old English
- bi Old English
- bufan Old English
- bī Old English
- bi Middle English
- bī Old High German
- 𐌱𐌹 Gothic
- *bī gmw-pro
- bi Old Dutch
- bī Old Dutch
- bi Old Saxon
- bī Old Saxon
- *obbunni Frankish