"bi" meaning in Proto-Germanic

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Preposition

IPA: /bi/
Etymology: From Pre-Germanic *h₁pi, zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi, with voicing due to Verner's law. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on, at”). Etymology templates: {{der|gem-pro|ine-pro|*h₁epi}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi, {{cog|grc|ἐπί||on, at}} Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on, at”)
  1. by, at [with accusative or dative] Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-bi-gem-pro-prep-lLg4qIum
  2. near, around [with accusative or dative] Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-bi-gem-pro-prep-QKbYYZUV Categories (other): Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header, Proto-Germanic prepositions Disambiguation of Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Proto-Germanic prepositions: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bi-

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      "text": "Proto-West Germanic: *bī\nOld English: bi, be\nMiddle English: by, be, bi\nEnglish: by\n→ Mandarin: by (bāi), BY (bāi)\nScots: by, bye, bi', be, b'\nYola: bee, bie, be, by\nOld Frisian: bi, be\nNorth Frisian: bi\nSaterland Frisian: bie\nWest Frisian: by\nOld Saxon: bi, bī\nMiddle Low German: bi\nLow German: bi\n→ Swedish: bi\nOld Dutch: bī\nMiddle Dutch: bi\nDutch: bij\nLimburgish: bie\nOld High German: bī, pī\nMiddle High German: bī\nAlemannic German: bii\nGerman: bei\nVilamovian: by\nYiddish: בײַ (bay)"
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