Silbentrennung
 by·wordTürkische aussprache
 baywırdSynonyme
 adage, 
aphorism, 
apophthegm, 
axiom, 
catchphrase, 
catchword, 
dictum, 
epithet, 
gnome, 
gnomic saying, 
handle, 
maxim, 
motto, 
nickname, 
preceptAussprache
 /ˈbīˌwərd/ /ˈbaɪˌwɜrd/
Etymologie
 [ -"w&rd ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Middle English byworde (“proverb”), from Old English bīword, bīwyrde (“proverb, household word", also "adverb”), from bī- (“by-”) + word (“word”); probably a translation of Latin proverbium; Gk. parabole. Compare also Old High German pīwurti (“proverb”), Old English bīspel (“proverb, example”), bīcwide (“byword, proverb, tale, fable”). More at byspel.