Where does “sidegate” come from?
sidegate (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.
sidegate (Norwegian Nynorsk): a side street
Definitions
- a side street
Ancestry of “sidegate”, step by step
sidegate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk side
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | side | a page; side; definite singular of sid |
| 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 |