Where does “zijwand” come from?

zijwand (Dutch) comes from Dutch zij, from Dutch zijde, from Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch sīda, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Medieval Latin sida, from Late Latin seta, from Latin saeta — to satiate, satisfy.

zijwand (Dutch): sidewall

Definitions

  1. sidewall

Ancestry of “zijwand”, step by step

zijwand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zij

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzijThird person singular feminine subject pronoun;...
2Dutchzijdeside, face; silk
3Middle Dutchside
4Old Dutchsīda
5Proto-West Germanic*sīdāside
6Medieval Latinsida
7Late LatinsetaAlternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle
8Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
9Proto-Italicsaitā
10Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-
11Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

via Dutch wand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwandwall; face
2Middle Dutchwantbecause, for; A glove, mitten
3Old Dutchwantwall
4Frankishwantuglove; mitten; glove
5Proto-Germanicwantuzglove, mitten
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰnú-glove
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito-
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