Tideway
/ˈtaɪd.weɪ/noun
A channel or course in which the tide flows, especially a navigable part of a river affected by tides.
Did you know?Its first element, *tide*, comes from Old English *tīd* meaning “time” or “season,” so the word originally belonged to the language of timing before it became the language of the sea.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dyeh₁-
“to shine; to be bright”
Old English
English
tīd
“a time, season, or fixed point in time”
Old English
English
weg
“way, path, course, road”
Middle English
English
tidewey
“a waterway or channel affected by the tide”
Modern English
English
tideway
“a channel or course in which the tide flows”