Etymology

below

be·low
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Today it means: Lower in spatial position than. Full definition →

Middle English bilooghe
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombilooghe
  2. English todaybelow

From Middle English bilooghe, equivalent to be- + low. Compare also earlier Middle English alogh, alow, aloȝ, alowe (“below”), benethen (“beneath”), Dutch omlaag (“downwards”).

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