shybie

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shybie

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From shy + -bie.

Etymology tree

Middle English shy

English shy

Proto-Indo-European *nu

Proto-Indo-European *néwos

Proto-Germanic *niwjaz

Proto-West Germanic *niwi

Old English nīewe

Middle English newe

English new

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English -ie

English newieder.?

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English new

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.

Proto-Germanic *buranaz

Proto-West Germanic *boran

Old English boren, ġeboren

Middle English born, boren, borne, iborne

English born

English newborn

Proto-Indo-European *bʰā-

Proto-Germanic *bō-redup.

Proto-Germanic *babô

Proto-West Germanic *babō

Old English *baba

Middle English babe

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

Middle English baby

English baby

blend?

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English newder.?

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Proto-Germanic *bō-

Proto-West Germanic *bōjō

Old English *bōia

Middle English boye

English boyder.?

English newbie

English -bie

English shybie

noun shybies

  1. informal A shy person. A less progressed shybie will have a more difficult time speaking and that would look pretty obvious. Or if the shybie answers nervously to certain questions, like "What girl do you *like*?"

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"shybie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shybie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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shybie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shybie

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"shybie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shybie.

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@misc{shybie_2026,
  title = {shybie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shybie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}