Etymology, English, Be-
Etymology From Middle English be-, bi-, from Old English be- (“be-”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”), from Proto-Germanic *bi (“near, by”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“at, near”), would be the locative case of *h₁eps (from *h₁ep-), which could mean “back”, with the “on” sense referring to pack animals or riding. Cognate…