English
bye
Bye is a shortened form of goodbye.
- English1500–presentgoodbye
- Englishearliest quotation 1655bye
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentgoodbye
- Englishearliest quotation 1655bye
Earliest quotation: 1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […]: “The Synod of Dort in some points condemneth, upon…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁éps
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on, at’
through Old English bī ‘being near’
Today it means
noun The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English goodbye / bye