Where does “hlið við hlið” come from?
hlið við hlið (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic við, from Old Norse við, from Proto-Germanic wiþr- — against.
hlið við hlið (Icelandic): side by side
Ancestry of “hlið við hlið”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | við | we, nominative plural form of the personal... |
| 2 | Old Norse | við | withy, withe; collar; against; towards, against |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wiþr- | against |