Where does “lookaside” come from?

lookaside (English) comes from English aside, from Middle English aside, from Middle English on side, from Old English on sīdan.

lookaside (English): The technique of searching for something in a...

Definitions

  1. The technique of searching for something in a...

Ancestry of “lookaside”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishasideTo or on one side so as to be out of the way;...
2Middle Englishaside—
3Middle Englishon side—
4Old Englishon sīdan—
Every word from Old English on sīdan →Every word from Middle English on side →Every word from Middle English aside →