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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

  1. a side street

Ancestry of “sidegate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksidea page; side; definite singular of sid
2Old Norsesíðaside
3Proto-Germanicsīdǭside
4Proto-Germanicsīdazdrooping, hanging down, pendulous, long,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēy-to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit; to linger
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here
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