Open your hand, turn it from the right to the left or the contrast and say Bye-Bye, Good Bye or just Bye, all these have the same meaning and for the same reason. Do you use this gesture when you’re going to leave someone? Yes of course, because this one is the most used gesture in the world. Although the differences in culture it’s used in everywhere and by everyone. But do you know its origins? Have you searched about that before?
It’s known that this word is in English, but today so many languages has included this word, like French, Dutch and even Arabic. It became normal to read “bye” in a French tale or listen bye-bye in a German play. Because the most acted theatre play’s scenario are of Shakespeare who is one of the first writers that used this term “bye”, but in another form. In the 17th century, Shakespeare wrote his comedy “Twelfth Night” (or “what you will”) exactly in 1602. It was in Middle English (form of English language in use between 11th century and about 1470, but Shakespeare used Early Middle English to write his plays), and if you read this play, you’ll find within it this sentence “God be with ye” or “God be wy you” that means “God be with you” (ye means “you” in plural in middle English). By time, “God” have been substituted by “Good”, and the rest became “Bye”… as a conclusion “Good Bye” is a development of “God be wy you” which means “God be with you”. And in the lasts centuries this term developed, and appeared new nouns and verbs related to it like kiss bye which means “To kiss prior to departing” (kisses a bye with 3rd subject), and say bye that means “To wish someone farewell upon their leaving”. And the last but not the least are the gestures accompanying this word (bye), especially using hands.
A lot, a lot of literature and art works are inspired from this term, or included it, and because the number of examples is great. I’m just going to recall some of them, for example: “goodbye linin!” (Movie), “Bye Bye Blondie” (Book), “Bye bye Belgium” (TV Show) and “Bye bye beautiful” (Song).
Now, “Bye” has a new taste, because you know a little about it.
Bye-Bye !
