By

Morpheme

By

Type

free base

Denotation

near, next to, in, during, about, around

Etymology

Old English be- (unstressed) and bi (stressed)

Evidence

by, bygone, bygones, bylaw, bypass, byproduct, bystander, byword, passerby, thereby, whereby

Notes

homophone of Bi, Bye, Buy, and bi-

See Also

be-, About, Above, Bye

Homographs

By