Where does “forside” come from?
forside (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål side, from Old Norse síða, from Proto-Germanic sīdǭ, from Proto-Germanic sīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European sēy-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.
forside (Norwegian Bokmål): front; front page
Ancestry of “forside”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | side | a page; side; aspect |
| 2 | Old Norse | síða | side |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sīdǭ | side |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sīdaz | drooping, hanging down, pendulous, long,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sēy- | to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit; to linger |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |