Where does “sidekant” come from?
sidekant (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.
sidekant (Norwegian Bokmål): an edge
Definitions
- an edge
Ancestry of “sidekant”, step by step
sidekant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål side
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål kant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kant | edge, border, rim |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | cantus | corner, side; sung, recited; sounded, blew |
| 3 | Latin | cano | to sing, recite, play |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |