Etymograph

English

rightside

right + side

A compound of right + side

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’

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Proto-Germanic *rehtaz ‘right’

Proto-West Germanic *reht ‘straight’

Old English reht

Middle English reȝt

English right

Proto-Germanic *sīdaz ‘drooping’

Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ ‘side’

Old English sīde ‘side’

Middle English side

English side

Today it means

noun The correct or normal side of something.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rightside”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / rightside