Proto-West Germanic

*bī

‘by, at’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *bī.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *bī, most familiar first.

• by ← bī
• bye ← bī
• betimes ← betymes ← by ← bī

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *bī