Where does “bytime” come from?
bytime (English) comes from Scots bytime, from Scots by, from Middle English by, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
bytime (English): A period of leisure; spare time
Definitions
- A period of leisure; spare time
Ancestry of “bytime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scots | bytime | Spare time; leisure time |
| 2 | Scots | by | by; than; by, nearby |
| 3 | Middle English | by | be |
| 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 |