Where does “hitherside” come from?
hitherside (English) comes from English hither, from Old English hider, from Proto-Germanic hidrê, from Proto-Germanic hiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
hitherside (English): The nearer side; this side
Definitions
- The nearer side; this side
Ancestry of “hitherside”, step by step
hitherside traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hither
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hither | To this place, to here; over here; On this side;... |
| 2 | Old English | hider | to here, hither |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hidrê | to this place, to here |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hiz | this |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱís | this |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |