Side
/saɪd/noun
A position or surface to the left or right of something, or one of the bounding parts of an object.
Did you know?English side comes from a Proto-Germanic word for the flank or edge of the body, which is why so many related words across Germanic languages still carry the sense of a boundary or surface.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sei-
“to bind, tie, or fasten”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*sidō
“side, flank”
Old English
OE
sīd
“side, flank, region”
Middle English
ME
side
“side, part, surface, direction”
Modern English
English
side
“one of the two parts of something; a surface, flank, or direction”