Where does “Sidney” come from?
Sidney (English) comes from Old English *Sīdaneġ, from Old English sīd, from Proto-West Germanic *sīd, from Proto-Germanic sīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European sēy-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.
Ancestry of “Sidney”, step by step
Sidney traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English *Sīdaneġ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | *Sīdaneġ | — |
| 2 | Old English | sīd | wide, broad, spacious, ample, extensive, vast,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīd | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sīdaz | drooping, hanging down, pendulous, long,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sēy- | to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit; to linger |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |
via English Sydney
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sydney | and the most populous city in Australia |
| 2 | French | Saint-Denis | — |