Where does “side” come from?

side (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish síd, from Proto-Celtic sīdos, from Proto-Indo-European sēds.

side (Middle Irish): fairy hill or mound

Definitions

  1. fairy hill or mound

Ancestry of “side”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsídfairy mound; fairy people, fairies; peace,...
2Proto-Celticsīdostumulus; peace
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēds—

Words derived from “side”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēds →Every word from Proto-Celtic sīdos →Every word from Old Irish síd →