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y
mbe
ADV
around
Source:
Ringe 2014
:30
originates from: PGmc
*umbi
'around' (umbi
>
ymbi
>
ymb) through pgmc-to-oe – Ringe 2014:288: Apocope doesn't happen because the preposition formed a single phonological word with a following nominal
(source:
Ringe 2014
:30)