"bi-" meaning in Proto-Germanic

See bi- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Etymology: From *bi (“by”). Etymology templates: {{m|gem-pro|*bi|t=by}} *bi (“by”)
  1. by, at; a general locative prefix. Tags: reconstruction Related terms: bi
    Sense id: en-bi--gem-pro-prep-Wh99erhT Categories (other): Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header

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        }
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      "text": "Saterland Frisian: bi-"
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        }
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          },
          "expansion": "Dutch: be-",
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      "depth": 4,
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          },
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    },
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          },
          "expansion": "German: be-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: be-"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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        {
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            "1": "lb",
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          },
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      "depth": 3,
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        {
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        }
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      "depth": 3,
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        {
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "Vilamovian: by-"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "got",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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}
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
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    },
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        }
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        }
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          "name": "desc"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "depth": 3,
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          "expansion": "→ Danish: be-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "be-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: be-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Swedish: be-"
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      "depth": 3,
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            "2": "be-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian: be-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian: be-"
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    },
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      "depth": 2,
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      "text": "Middle Dutch: be-, bi-"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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      "depth": 4,
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Afrikaans: be-"
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            "2": "bi-"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "Middle High German: bi-, be-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "be-"
          },
          "expansion": "German: be-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: be-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "Luxembourgish: be-"
    },
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      "templates": [
        {
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Yiddish: באַ־ (ba-)"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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          "name": "desc"
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        }
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}

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