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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Side | A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape |
| 2 | Middle English | side | custom |
| 3 | Old English | sīde | side, flank |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīdā | side |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | sida | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | seta | Alternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle |
| 7 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
via English cradle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cradle | A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers... |
| 2 | Middle English | cradel | A cradle bed for babies |
| 3 | Old English | cradol | cradle |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kradul | cradle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kradulaz | cradle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kradô | basket |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | grotHón- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gretH- | to tie |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |