Where does “cradleside” come from?

cradleside (English) comes from English Side, from Middle English side, from Old English sīde, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Medieval Latin sida, from Late Latin seta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā — to satiate, satisfy.

cradleside (English): A position at the side of an infant's cradle

Definitions

  1. A position at the side of an infant's cradle

Ancestry of “cradleside”, step by step

cradleside traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Side

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSideA bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape
2Middle Englishsidecustom
3Old Englishsīdeside, flank
4Proto-West Germanic*sīdāside
5Medieval Latinsida
6Late LatinsetaAlternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle
7Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
8Proto-Italicsaitā
9Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-
10Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

via English cradle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcradleA bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers...
2Middle EnglishcradelA cradle bed for babies
3Old Englishcradolcradle
4Proto-West Germanickradulcradle
5Proto-Germanickradulazcradle
6Proto-Germanickradôbasket
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangrotHón-
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangretH-to tie
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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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