by-

See also: by, BY, by., -by, .by, b'y, and bý

English

Alternative forms
  • bye-

Etymology 1

From Middle English by (“town”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse bȳr (“dwelling, town”), from Proto-Germanic *būwiz (“dwelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw- (“to dwell”). Cognate with Danish by (“town”). More at bower.

Prefix

by-

  1. (now mostly non-productive) town or city
    bylaw

Etymology 2

Partly from a combining form of by (“by, near, around”), and partly continuing Middle English bi-, by-, from Old English bī- (“by, near, around”), from Proto-Germanic *bi (“near”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“on, by, near”).

Prefix

by-

  1. nearness or roundaboutness
    bystander, bypass
  2. secondary, incidental, or parallel to
    by-product, byform, by-path

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