Where does “sidospår” come from?

sidospår (Swedish) comes from Swedish sida, from Old Swedish sīþa, 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.

sidospår (Swedish): a sidetrack

Definitions

  1. a sidetrack

Ancestry of “sidospår”, step by step

sidospår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsidaside; a bounding straight edge or surface; side;...
2Old Swedishsīþaside (of an object)
3Old Norsesíðaside
4Proto-Germanicsīdǭside
5Proto-Germanicsīdazdrooping, hanging down, pendulous, long,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansēy-to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit; to linger
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here

via Swedish spår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspåra track; a mark left by something that has passed...
2Old Norsespǫraccusative singular indefinite of spǫrr
3Proto-Germanicspurątrack
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēy-Every word from Proto-Germanic sīdaz
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