Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sīdǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Derived from *sīdaz (“long”), with sense development "long" > "broad (surface)" > "side".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiː.ðɔ̃ː/

Noun

*sīdǭ f

1. side

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *sīdǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sīdǭ	*sīdōniz
vocative	*sīdǭ	*sīdōniz
accusative	*sīdōnų	*sīdōnunz
genitive	*sīdōniz	*sīdōnǫ̂
dative	*sīdōni	*sīdōmaz
instrumental	*sīdōnē	*sīdōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *sīdā
  • Old English: sīde
    • Middle English: side, zide (Kent)
      • English: side
      • Scots: side, syde
      • Yola: zeide
  • Old Frisian: sīde
    • Saterland Frisian: Siede
    • West Frisian: side
  • Old Saxon: sīda
    • Middle Low German: sîde
      • German Low German: Sied
  • Old Dutch: *sīda
    • Middle Dutch: side
      • Dutch: zijde, zij
        • Afrikaans: sy
  • Old High German: sīta
    • Middle High German: sīte
      • Alemannic German: Siite
      • Central Franconian: Seck
      • Cimbrian: sait
      • German: Seite
      • Luxembourgish: Säit
      • Yiddish: זײַט (zayt)
• Old Norse: síða
  • Icelandic: síða
  • Faroese: síða
  • Norwegian Bokmål: side
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: side
  • Old Swedish: sīþa
    • Swedish: sida
  • Danish: side