Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “bȳ” come from?

bȳ (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bȳ (Old Swedish): village, farm, town

Definitions

  1. village, farm, town

Ancestry of “bȳ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebýbee
2Proto-Germanicbiją—
3Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bȳ”

  • yttrium
  • erbium
  • ytterbium
  • terbium
  • Ytterby
  • erbate
  • radioyttrium
  • erbian
  • yttrium iron garnet
  • ytterbate
  • terbian
  • terbate
  • ytterbite
  • radioterbium
  • terbic
  • ytterbic
  • radioytterbium
  • yttriferous
  • yttric
  • organoerbium
  • ytterbian
  • yttrian
  • organoytterbium
  • organoyttrium
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