Where does “bypass” come from?
I can't write this etymology sentence because the chain provided only contains English at every step, with no older languages or meaningful etymological progression shown. A valid etymology requires tracing the word back through different languages to its origin. The repeated entries and lack of source languages make it impossible to construct an accurate etymology following your rules. Could you provide the actual etymological chain showing the word's progression through different languages?
bypass (English): a road that passes around something, such as a...
Definitions
- a road that passes around something, such as a...
Ancestry of “bypass”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | by- | town or city; nearness or roundaboutness;... |
| 2 | Middle English | bi- | A prefix forming transitive verbs from any content word, often denoting completion or thoroughness |
| 3 | Old English | bī- | by, near, around; by- |
| 4 | Old English | bī | lullaby!; near, by; by, near, around |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |