Where does “beiderseits” come from?
beiderseits (German) comes from German beide, from Middle High German beide, from Old High German beide, from Proto-Germanic bai-.
beiderseits (German): On both sides
Ancestry of “beiderseits”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | beide | both; two |
| 2 | Middle High German | beide | both |
| 3 | Old High German | beide | Alternative form of bēde |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bai- | — |