Where does “hinsides” come from?
hinsides (Danish) comes from German jenseits, from German Seite, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār — year.
hinsides (Danish): beyond
Definitions
- beyond
Ancestry of “hinsides”, step by step
hinsides traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German jenseits
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | jenseits | beyond, on the other side of |
| 2 | German | Seite | side; face, side, surface of any... |
| 3 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 4 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 5 | German | Jahr | year |
| 6 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 7 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |
via Danish side
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | side | page |
| 2 | Old Danish | sithæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | síða | side |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sīdǭ | side |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīdaz | drooping, hanging down, pendulous, long,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sēy- | to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit; to linger |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |