Sides
/saɪdz/noun
Plural of side, meaning the left or right part of something, or a position/party in a dispute.
Did you know?English side descends from an ancient Germanic word for the flank of the body, and that same old root survives in words like saddle and sidle, where movement still carries the sense of hugging an edge.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*seyd-
“to drip, flow, or go along; the ancient source behind a family of words for movement and edges”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*sidô
“flank, long side, or edge”
Old English
EN
sīde
“the side, flank, or margin of something”
Middle English
EN
side
“the side or part of a thing; a position or party”
Modern English
EN
sides
“plural of side”