Where does “side” come from?

side (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic sīdǭ, from Proto-Germanic sīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European sēy-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.

Ancestry of “side”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	sīdǭ	side
2	Proto-Germanic	sīdaz	drooping, hanging down, pendulous, long,...
3	Proto-Indo-European	sēy-	to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit; to linger
4	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe-	demonstrative particle; here; this, here

Words derived from “side”

Siede

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