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Where does “syd” come from?

syd (Middle English) comes from Old English sīd, from Proto-West Germanic *sīd, from Proto-Germanic sīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European sēy-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.

Ancestry of “syd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsīdwide, broad, spacious, ample, extensive, vast,...
2Proto-West Germanic*sīd—
3Proto-Germanicsīdazdrooping, hanging down, pendulous, long,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēy-to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit; to linger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here
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