Etymograph

English

sideache

From side + ache.

A compound of side + ache

Proto-Germanic *sīdaz ‘drooping’

Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ ‘side’

Old English sīde ‘side’

Middle English side

English side

Middle English aken ‘to ache, to hurt’

English ache

Today it means

noun A pain in one's side.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sideache”. 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 / sideache