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Where does “beyond” come from?

Beyond derives from Old English beġeondan, formed from the prefix be- and bī, both Old English developments of Proto-Indo-European h₁epi and ki-.

beyond (English): Further away than; On the far side of; Later...

Definitions

  1. Further away than; On the far side of; Later...

Ancestry of “beyond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbiyonde—

Words derived from “beyond”

  • beyondness
  • therebeyond
  • beyondward
Every word from Middle English biyonde →