Beside
/bɪˈsaɪd/noun
At the side of; next to, or compared with.
Did you know?The word comes from Old English and originally meant “by the side of,” built from the preposition *bi* (“by”) plus *sīde* (“side”), so its oldest force is spatial, not mystical.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*seyd-
“to go, move, or set in motion”
Old English
Old English
be sidan
“by the side of, near”
Middle English
Middle English
beside
“at the side of; near to”
Modern English
English
beside
“at the side of; next to; compared with”