approximately · for instance · by any chance, possibly
eş: ungefähr, in etwa, zirka, annähernd, rund, beispielsweise
köken: From Middle High German etwā, contraction of etewā (also eteswā), from Old High German edde(s)hwār (“somewhere”). For the first component compare etlich, etwas; the second is wo (“where”). A related formation was Middle High German ete(s)wanne, in which the second component is wann (“when”). It yielded modern etwan, which was displaced by the 19th century.
aile: etwaig, in etwa
Das Gebäude ist etwa 30 Meter hoch.
bei Behinderungen, etwa durch Sturmschäden
Etwa AfD-Politikerin Beatrix von Storch twitterte: »Das linke woke Paralleluniversum wackelt.«
by, at, next to, near · in front of (in the presence of, or in contrast to) · indicates belonging to something higher in position or power
eş: obok, gw. (Górny Śląsk) przi, około, podczas
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *préy Proto-Balto-Slavic *prei Proto-Slavic *pri Old Polish przy Polish przy Inherited from Old Polish przy.
aile: przy-, przy czym, przy tym
Ona siedziała przy mnie.
Nie rób tego przy dzieciach!
Przy nim wyglądał bardzo nisko.
Ukraynacaбі́ля, коло, поблизу́, поряд (nötr) /ˈkɔɫɔ/
köken: Rebracketing of older oppå, from Old Norse upp + á, compare English 'pon from upon. The preposition å (“on”) is still used in some Jutlandic dialects in the same sense.
aile: agte på, bagpå, banke på, blive klog på, blæse på, derpå, drøn på, fart på, herpå, hvorpå
köken: From Proto-Balto-Slavic *prei, with loss of r when followed by words containing r. Cognate with Lithuanian priẽ, Old Prussian prei and Proto-Slavic *pri.