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Where does “a-side” come from?

a-side (Middle English) comes from Middle English on side, from Old English on sīdan.

Ancestry of “a-side”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishon side—
2Old Englishon sīdan—

Words derived from “a-side”

  • aside
  • setaside
  • lookaside
  • asideness
Every word from Old English on sīdan →