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

Definitions

  1. On both sides

Ancestry of “beiderseits”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeideboth; two
2Middle High Germanbeideboth
3Old High GermanbeideAlternative form of bēde
4Proto-Germanicbai-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic bai- →Every word from Old High German beide →Every word from Middle High German beide →