Where does “sydside” come from?
sydside (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål syd, from Danish syd, from Dutch zuid, from Old Dutch sūth, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
Ancestry of “sydside”, step by step
sydside traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål syd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | syd | south; a land area in the south |
| 2 | Danish | syd | The south; imperative of syde |
| 3 | Dutch | zuid | south; southwards |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sūth | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sunþr | southern, southernly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrą | south; south, southward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
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 |