by-

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

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-, whence also be-. Cognate with Dutch bij-, German bei-.

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Hungarian: (roundaboutness) kerülő- — nearness or roundaboutness
• Hungarian: melletti — nearness or roundaboutness
• Hungarian: közeli — nearness or roundaboutness
• Hungarian: mellék- — secondary, incidental, or parallel to
• Hungarian: mellékes — secondary, incidental, or parallel to
• Hungarian: másodlagos — secondary, incidental, or parallel to
• Hungarian: köztes — secondary, incidental, or parallel to
• Hungarian: időközi — secondary, incidental, or parallel to
• Swedish: bi- — secondary, incidental, or parallel to