Where does “deckside” come from?
deckside (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.
deckside (English): On the deck of a vessel
Definitions
- On the deck of a vessel
Ancestry of “deckside”, step by step
deckside 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 deck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deck | Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a... |
| 2 | Middle English | dekke | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dec | roof, covering |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | decken | to roof, to build/repair a roof; to cover; to... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | thecken | to cover; to roof |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þakkjan | to cover; to burn |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þakjaną | to cover; to burn |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þaką | roof, cover |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |